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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 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 ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.
Just a few weeks after the picturesque village of Blatten, Switzerland, was evacuated over fears of an impending rockslide, a ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
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 ...
Villagers lost their entire livelihood within minutes. One former resident lost their wooden family house built in 1654.
A glacier collapse devastated the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying homes and leaving one person missing. Evacuated days ...
"Every community in Switzerland that's affected by a hazard has a hazard map. They're federally mandated for the areas where ...
A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...