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

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...

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

A massive landslide triggered by the collapse of part of the Birch Glacier buried nearly 90 percent of the Catholic village of Blatten in Switzerland's Lötschental ... "This region is used to risks ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried ... thundered into the Lötschental valley in southern Switzerland on Wednesday, destroying much of the village.

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide - A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley ...

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

Those most vulnerable to these climate disasters live in the poor and fragile nations that ring the Himalayas.

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

The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...