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Mountains are among the planet’s most beautiful places. They’re also becoming the deadliest
These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...
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Devastating scene unfolds as glacier collapse buries small Swiss village in mud and rock: 'The unimaginable has happened'
The collapse of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has buried and partially destroyed a centuries-old village, the BBC ...
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The Week in Switzerland
Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.
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Have You Seen This? Swiss cows evacuated via helicopter before glacier collapse
Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.
Switzerland Pledges $6 Million Support for Glacier-Hit Village
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...