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The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
A Swiss charity, which covers the uninsured damage of natural disasters, is supporting the landslide-devasted villages of ...
Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month ...
A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
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 ...
Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...
Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...