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Glacier collapse in Swiss village

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. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Glacier wipes out a Swiss village in the Alps

On May 28, a massive glacier gave way and destroyed a village in the Swiss Alps after a rockfall caused it to fail under pressure.

The New York Times · 3d

Glacier Collapse in the Swiss Alps Destroys Most of a Village

At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents who were evacuated on May 19.

2don MSN

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 ...

38mon MSN

Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide

Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide - A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley ...

The Daily Beast2d

Terrifying Glacier Collapse Buries Mountain Village But Residents Emerge Miraculously Safe

A catastrophic glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps may have destroyed the small village of Blatten on Wednesday, but the vast majority of its residents have emerged miraculously unharmed ...

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