Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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.

A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

The situation in the landslide area of Blatten in southwestern Switzerland remained stable on Monday night. There were no ...

Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, called on Switzerland to show solidarity with those people who have ...

A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women's European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried ... as well as livestock, from Blatten. Switzerland’s president said on Friday that the government was looking ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that ...

Seasonal avalanches and landslides tend to ... are used to this, and Switzerland has been extensively risk-mapped. One of the reasons villages like Blatten are where they are is precisely because ...

There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be ...