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Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Strong show of solidarity with the people of Blatten and mounting pressure on Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
The situation in the landslide area of Blatten in southwestern Switzerland remained stable on Monday night. There were no ...
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 ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
Everything we know about the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland - The village was thankfully evacuated a few days ...
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 ...
Villagers lost their entire livelihood within minutes. One former resident lost their wooden family house built in 1654.