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.

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

A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch ...

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 ...

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

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

Residents struggled to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge slab of glacier that buried most of their picturesque ...

The Swiss Alps are rapidly becoming a symbol of climate catastrophe, as rising global temperatures turn once-stable glaciers ...

The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.

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