According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

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

A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...

A glacier collapsed in the Swiss Alps. It triggered a landslide. The landslide buried much of Blatten village in Valais canton. Residents had already evacuated. One person is missing. Recovery ...

A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch ...

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 ...

We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud. One person is missing.

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.

Residents struggled yesterday to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge slab of glacier that buried most of their ...

On Thursday, officials in Valais warned that the accumulation of material in the valley had blocked the Lonza River, forming a lake that flooded Blatten’s remaining buildings. Officials have ...