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There are also concerns the debris from the glacier could cause the River Lonza flood other villages.A man remains missing on ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
Days after a gigantic avalanche of ice, mud and debris buried much of the village of Blatten in canton Valais, the danger is ...
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The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
A team led by Professor Lothar Schulte studies the effects of climate change on landslides and floods in high mountains, with ...
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 ...
Authorities in Valais said on Thursday that it was still too dangerous to begin clear-up activities around the village of ...
Switzerland glacier collapse has left a quiet Alpine valley reeling, after a massive chunk of the Birch Glacier broke off and ...
A chunk of a large glacier broke off, triggering an enormous landslide that has destroyed the village of Blatten.
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 ...