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Glacier collapse in Swiss village

Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten after a large chunk of the glacier broke off, Bethan Davies, a professor of glaciology at Newcastle University in the U.K., told ABC News.

NPR · 3d

A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Search suspended for missing man after partial glacier collapse causes landslide that buries 90% of Swiss village

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 Swiss mountainside the day before.

Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland

Aerial footage showed flooded homes and debris scattered around a Swiss village after a huge mass of rock and ice from a ...

Glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland—A portent of an ecological catastrophe

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 ...

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A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That’s a relief to authorities

A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley in southern Switzerland, destroying much of the village ...

ABP News on MSN2d

Massive Glacier Buries Scenic Village In Switzerland: Check Out Before & After Images

A massive glacier collapse overwhelmed the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying most structures and leaving a 64-year-old man ...

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