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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...
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On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
A 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.
A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch ...
Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...
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 ...