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Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...
A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
A massive landslide has destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten in southern Switzerland, leaving a man missing and raising ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
The images of Blatten’s destruction dredged up further concerns over the accelerating climate crisis. According to New Scientist, glaciers in the Swiss Alps lost 10 percent of their volume from global ...
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 ...
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...
The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...