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Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
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The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...
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The collapse of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps buried and partially destroyed Blatten, a centuries-old village.
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...
Massive glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, causes debris blockage and raises serious flood risks in the Lonza valley.
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 ...