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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 ...
Aerial footage showed flooded homes and debris scattered around a Swiss village after a huge mass of rock and ice from a ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
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 ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...
On the other hand, the lake level in Blatten dropped minimally compared to the previous day. The Lonza is being closely monitored below the landslide masses up to the confluence with the Rhone and ...
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 ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...