Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...

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The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...

Please stop sending clothes, but give us money. That’s the message from the authorities in the devasted village of Blatten.

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 ...

Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.

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

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the southern Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most ...

Emergency teams around Blatten are itching to start the clean-up operation after last week’s devastating rockfall – but ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.