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Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...
Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.
The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling ...
The village of Blatten has stood for centuries, then in seconds it was gone. Scientists monitoring the Nesthorn mountain above the village in recent weeks saw that parts of it had begun to crumble ...
A deluge of ice, mud and rock crashed down a mountain on May 28, engulfing some 90% of the village of Switzerland’s Blatten village. Scientists have reportedly termed the Glacier collapse as a ...
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The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...
Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...