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Debris cone in landslide-hit Blatten over 100 metres high in places
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That’s a relief to authorities
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
Photos show Swiss village buried in debris after glacier collapse
A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
Search suspended for missing man after partial glacier collapse causes landslide that buries 90% of Swiss 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 ...
Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town
On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
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Sustainable Switch Climate Focus: Swiss village destroyed by glacier collapse
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Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
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Swiss landslide leaves Blatten in ruins but spares lives
In the Swiss valley of Lötschental, a dramatic landslide nearly destroyed the mountain village of Blatten entirely. A massive ...
Glacier collapses, destroys 90% of Swiss village
A massive landslide thundered down a mountainside in Switzerland on Wednesday, destroying a village and burying homes under ...
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Swiss glacier collapse underscores urgency of efficient warning systems elsewhere, experts say
The small Swiss Alps village of Blatten was largely destroyed when the Birch glacier collapsed and sent a mass of rock, ice ...