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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...
The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...
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Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...
Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...
A picturesque Swiss town was buried after part of a glacier broke off and came sliding down a mountain in the Alps. Officials ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...
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 ...