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Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
Please stop sending clothes, but give us money. That’s the message from the authorities in the devasted village of Blatten.
A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
A glacier collapsed in the Swiss Alps. It triggered a landslide. The landslide buried much of Blatten village in Valais canton. Residents had already evacuated. One person is missing. Recovery ...
A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
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 ...
We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud. One person is missing.
Emergency teams around Blatten are itching to start the clean-up operation after last week’s devastating rockfall – but ...
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.