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

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

A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...

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

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

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

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...

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

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...

The Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Valais region collapsed yesterday, sending millions of tons of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below ...

In Blatten, Switzerland, following a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly challenging. Water obstructed ...

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