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A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred after the Birch glacier collapsed. A man is missing after the disaster. The landslide largely destroyed Blatten ...
Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
Residents survive, but life in the Swiss Alps village of Blatten is forever changed, erasing centuries of tradition ...
Days after a gigantic avalanche of ice, mud and debris buried much of the village of Blatten in canton Valais, the danger is ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...