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 ...

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for these deadly, unpredictable disasters. The destructive landslide in the Swiss ...

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 ...

The village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely wiped out by a landslide resulting from glacier collapse on Wednesday. The residents and most livestock had already been evacuated, but at ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...