Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

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

In addition to the “best-monitored slope in Europe” above the landslide village of Brienz, there is a considerable risk of ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...

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