A tragic event occurred in the Swiss Alps. A rock-ice avalanche destroyed the village of Blatten, which had been evacuated ...

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury ...

A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed, leading to a deluge of ice, mud, and rocks that buried part of the ...

A huge mass of rock and ice in the Swiss Alps sent plumes of dust skyward on Wednesday near a village that authorities had ...

A glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps caused a massive ice and rock slide near Blatten, which had been evacuated due to ...

Around 300 people live in Blatten, which is located in southern Switzerland's Loetschental valley. Read more at ...

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock that buried most of a mountain village that had been evacuated due to the risk of a rockslide, ...