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Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the mountain village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a devastating glacier collapse last week.

The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...

Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) speaks during a press conference in Geneva.

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear, the town was evacuated.