A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred after the Birch glacier collapsed. A man is missing after the disaster. The landslide largely destroyed Blatten ...

Days after a gigantic avalanche of ice, mud and debris buried much of the village of Blatten in canton Valais, the danger is ...

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

Swiss Solidarity’s provisional donation amount for the landslide area was around CHF4.3 million ($5.2 million).

Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, reserved her first words for the residents of Blatten at the opening ...

Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as ...

A team led by Professor Lothar Schulte studies the effects of climate change on landslides and floods in high mountains, with ...

which the regional government warns could flood as a result of dammed water flows caused by debris. Authorities in southern Switzerland are on high alert as concerns grow over potential flooding ...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been appointed one of three technical implementing ...