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Glacier collapse wipes out Swiss village in Alps

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Search suspended for missing man after partial glacier collapse causes landslide that buries 90% of Swiss village

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 Swiss mountainside the day before.

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.

USA TODAY · 3d

Photos show Swiss village buried in debris after glacier collapse

A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An official stated that 90% of the village of Blatten, with an estimated population of 300 people, is covered in debris and ice from the May 28 event, Reuters reported.

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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 ...

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Major avalanche in Switzerland: Blatten evacuated, one missing

More than 4.6 million cubic yards of ice, rocks, and snow avalanched from Birch Glacier onto the village of Blatten in the ...

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