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Aerial footage showed flooded homes and debris scattered around a Swiss village after a huge mass of rock and ice from a ...
The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
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 ...
A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...
The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...
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 ...