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Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...
A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
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 ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...
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 ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.