In May, a landslide above Blatten in the canton of Valais buried most of the village under a mass of ice, mud and rock, an event that has prompted in-depth research. At a recent conference in ...

Many idyllic villages in the Alps that have existed for centuries could vanish entirely as a new threat looms. The BBC reported that the devastating landslide that wiped the 800-year-old village of ...

BLATTEN, Switzerland — When a devastating landslide all but swallowed his Swiss village and toppled his three-generation family-owned hotel in May, Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed by a sense of ...

On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, a large portion of the Birch Glacier in Switzerland partially collapsed and released a chunk of ice that set off an enormous landslide, largely burying the village of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A devastating May landslide in Swiss Alps village Blatten destroyed more than 90% of homes and buildings, killing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A glacier collapse has caused major damage to a town in Switzerland. Blatten, Switzerland, was deluged and engulfed by ice, mud, ...

After more than a year of interruption, the cantonal road between Blatten VS and Fafleralp will reopen at the end of June. However, numerous restrictions remain in place.

GENEVA — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised worries about ...

BLATTEN, Switzerland (AP) — When a devastating landslide all but swallowed his Swiss village and toppled his three-generation family-owned hotel in May, Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed by a sense ...