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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

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A village in the Swiss Alps has been buried beneath ice, rock and mud after a massive piece of a nearby glacier collapsed. On ...

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

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

A massive landslide thundered down a mountainside in Switzerland on Wednesday, destroying a village and burying homes under ...

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday.