An unstable glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed this week, sending a deluge of rock, ice and mud through the valley below and ...

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 ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the ...

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside, sending plumes of dust skyward and ...

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

The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated ...

The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.

There are strong theories on the causes ... scale falls from the front of the glacier Tuesday were expected to continue, with Wednesday's sudden total collapse considered a less-probable scenario.

A landslide from the Birch Glacier has buried 90% of Blatten village. Authorities had warned of a potential collapse due to visible ice cracks. One man remains missing, while no deaths have been ...

Infographic showing the freeze-thaw process that happens in cold areas and can cause rockslides (Graphic ... the day after the Birch Glacier collapsed and partially destroyed the small village ...