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 ...

Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, called on Switzerland to show solidarity with those people who have ...

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

A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women's European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...

Blatten itself was completely destroyed ... Seasonal avalanches and landslides tend to have their regular paths down the mountains. Alpine communities are used to this, and Switzerland has ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised ...

The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

Check dams set up on the water from the Lonza river flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake by the last houses of the village of Blatten, Switzerland, Saturday, May 31 ...

Those most vulnerable to these climate disasters live in the poor and fragile nations that ring the Himalayas.