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A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed, leaving several homes fully flattened after a huge section of a ...
On May 28, a mass of rock, ice, mud and water crashed down on and buried the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss canton ...
On 28 May 2025, the tranquil Alpine village of Blatten in Switzerland's Lötschental Valley was dramatically reshaped ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...