On May 28, 2025, the tranquil Swiss village of Blatten in the Lötschental Valley was dramatically transformed when a massive ...

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear ...

There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be ...

The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley.

At around 3:30 pm local time, a huge collapse occurred on the Birch Glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said.

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...

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

The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...

Experts feared a total collapse within hours ... the director of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS), told AFP. "The glacier accelerated strongly in response to this additional loading ...

A massive chunk of the Birch Glacier collapsed into the Swiss Alpine village of Blatten, burying 90% of it under ice, mud, ...

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

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