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Swiss village destroyed by glacier collapse

The Independent on MSN · 40m

Flooding fears after glacier collapse buries picturesque Swiss village under mud and rock

A picturesque Swiss village has been nearly entirely destroyed by a collapsing glacier, leaving one person missing amid a deluge of ice, mud and rock.Dramatic before-and-after images show the sheer scale of devastation in the picturesque Alpine village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps,

ABC News on MSN · 4d

Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten after a large chunk of the glacier broke off, Bethan Davies, a professor of glaciology at Newcastle University in the U.K., told ABC News.

A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

The Japan Times1d

How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed

There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be ...

Amazon S3 on MSN2d

Glacier Disaster in Switzerland: A Village Lost, and More Lives at Risk

A devastating glacier collapse in southern Switzerland has wiped out the village of Blatten — and now, two more villages face ...

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