though the risk to other villages appears very low. Days before most of the glacier collapsed, authorities had ordered the evacuation of about 300 people, as well as livestock, from Blatten.

From prayers and panic to preparedness and poise: disaster risk reduction drills in Chibuwe village give young and old a clear sense of what to do -- well before the waters rise.

At least 150 people killed and many more missing after torrential rains cause flooding in Mokwa city in Niger State.

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

Massive glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, causes debris blockage and raises serious flood risks in the Lonza valley.

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

In Blatten, Switzerland, after a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Water blocked by the ...

On May 28 2025, the court ruled that the flood risk to Lliuya’s home was not sufficiently high to uphold his specific claim.

Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing ...

Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier ...

As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but especially in mountainous regions like Appalachia. Hurricane Helene's rain brought a flood of mud and ...

Water levels across the Northwest Territories this spring are lower than usual, and flood risks are average to low, according to the territory's Department of Environment and Climate Change.