The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...

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

The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...

Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury ...

A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...

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

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 ...

On May 28, a mass of rock, ice, mud and water crashed down on and buried the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss canton ...

A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps, sending plumes of dust skyward near a village that authorities had ...

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