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 ...

Residents struggled to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge chunk of glacier that buried most of their ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Switzerland glacier collapse has left a quiet Alpine valley reeling, after a massive chunk of the Birch Glacier broke off and ...

Massive glacier collapse buries Swiss village; 90% of Blatten destroyed. Birch Glacier collapse triggered a massive landslide ...

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

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 ...