Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...

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 ...

Massive glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, causes debris blockage and raises serious flood risks in the Lonza valley.

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

ZURICH - Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has ... may be needed amid the risk of flooding in the Alpine ...

ZURICH - A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland this week has sparked fears of flooding in the Alpine valley ...

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been appointed one of three technical implementing ...