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Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents ...
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 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 glacier collapse in Switzerland unleashed a torrent of ice, rock, and mud that buried the Alpine village of Blatten.
A 64-year-old man is missing after the majority of a Swiss village was swallowed by a 'gigantic landslide' following a ...
A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps, sending plumes of dust skyward near a village that authorities had ...