The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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

Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.

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

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 ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...

At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents ...

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 ...

A 64-year-old man is missing after the majority of a Swiss village was swallowed by a 'gigantic landslide' following a ...