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Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A chunk of a large glacier broke off, triggering an enormous landslide that has destroyed the village of Blatten.
Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, called on Switzerland to show solidarity with those people who have ...
The images of Blatten’s destruction dredged up further concerns over the accelerating climate crisis. According to New Scientist, glaciers in the Swiss Alps lost 10 percent of their volume from global ...
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 ...
For valley communities in Switzerland, the potential for a landslide can mean entire towns need to be evacuated. Following the Blatten landslide, several nearby communities remain on alert ...
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...
The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated ...