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The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
After a massive glacier collapse in the canton of Valais at the end of May 2025, the Swiss government published a list of ...
Zurich, Helvetia and others have so far responded to increasing severe weather risks with premium increases. But a pain ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
The collapse of a Swiss glacier last week destroyed most of Blatten, a tiny village in Switzerland's southern Valais region ...
Flooding fears after glacier collapse buries picturesque Swiss village under mud and rock - A deluge of rock and ice careered ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
The collapse of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps buried and partially destroyed Blatten, a centuries-old village.
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...
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. At such a critical moment in US history ...
Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...