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Glacier collapse in Swiss village

Bloomberg on MSN · 10h

Swiss Glacier Collapse Is a Lesson on Climate Disaster Management

Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them to do that are not available to most countries.

A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

USA TODAY · 4d

Swiss glacier collapses, burying village: Video, satellites show Blatten before and after

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 after what scientists suspect is a dramatic display of the impact of climate change on mountain communities.

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In Switzerland, after a glacier collapsed onto Blatten, fear is gripping the mountains

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

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Alpine village is largely destroyed when a Swiss glacier collapses

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...

Swiss glacier collapse underscores urgency of efficient warning systems elsewhere, experts say

The small Swiss Alps village of Blatten was largely destroyed when the Birch glacier collapsed and sent a mass of rock, ice ...

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