Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...

Escape to the serene beauty of Iseltwald, a hidden gem nestled on the shores of Lake Brienz in the heart of Switzerland. This ...

The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation ... Here, the usual Alpine soundtrack of birdsong and the river rushing down the valley is drowned out by helicopters taking off, transporting ...

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts ...

Residents in several Swiss Alpine communities remain on high alert on Friday as a local river swelled dangerously behind a ...

ZURICH - A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland this week has sparked fears of flooding in the Alpine valley ...

Late on Thursday, local authorities urged residents in Gampel and Steg, villages several kilometres further along the Lonza Valley, to prepare for possible evacuation in case of emergency.

The Swiss Insurance Association said the damage would likely amount to several hundred million Swiss francs, and that it was too early for a more precise estimate. How many houses were insured in ...

A Swiss charity, which covers the uninsured damage of natural disasters, is supporting the landslide-devasted villages of ...

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...