The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...

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Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...

Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...

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

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

The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...

A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...