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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 destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
A chunk of a large glacier broke off, triggering an enormous landslide that has destroyed the village of Blatten.
Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides— but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
A glacier collapse devastated the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying homes and leaving one person missing. Evacuated days ...
Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, called on Switzerland to show solidarity with those people who have ...
More More Some landslide-hit Swiss village residents able to visit homes This content was published on Jun 6, 2025 The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes ...
The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated ...