In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

Decenas de personas estaban siendo evacuadas en helicóptero en Austria el martes después de que un deslizamiento de tierra ...

Dozens of people are being evacuated by helicopter in Austria after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the ...

The landslide in the Swiss village of Blatten and the resulting floods caused damage totalling CHF320 million ($395 million). Around CHF260 million w. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

A river in the Swiss Alps, which was dammed by a landslide that buried much of the village of Blatten, is now flowing through the debris, authorities have said.. A huge mass of rock, ice and mud ...

Blatten is a case where the scientists knew where to look. But even in relatively well-studied places like Langtang, disasters can emerge in our blind spots. Last year’s Thame glacial lake outburst ...

Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them to do that are not available to most countries.

Dramatic before-and-after images show the sheer scale of devastation in the picturesque Alpine village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps, 90 per cent of which was buried when the Birch Glacier ...

The village of Blatten, in the Swiss Alps, destroyed by a landslide that occurred the previous day, May 29, 2025. ALEXANDRE AGRUSTI/AFP. On the still-snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps, the first warm ...

We meet him in Wiler, 3.5 kilometers (2.1 miles) from Blatten and the closest accessible point to the disaster zone, which is now serving as a crisis coordination hub.

Blatten’s residents were evacuated, but it was thought of as a precautionary measure, while the unstable rock and ice came down gradually. The authorities didn’t want anyone to get hurt.

The small Swiss Alps village of Blatten was largely destroyed when the Birch glacier collapsed and sent a mass of rock, ice and scree hurtling down into the valley it was located. Although one ...