Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...

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

A picturesque Swiss town was buried after part of a glacier broke off and came sliding down a mountain in the Alps. Officials ...

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At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

Video on social media and Swiss TV showed the mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lötschental valley, with homes and ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.