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Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
In the Swiss valley of Lötschental, a dramatic landslide nearly destroyed the mountain village of Blatten entirely. A massive ...
Villagers lost their entire livelihood within minutes. One former resident lost their wooden family house built in 1654.
In Blatten, Switzerland, after a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Water blocked by the ...
More than 4.6 million cubic yards of ice, rocks, and snow avalanched from Birch Glacier onto the village of Blatten in the ...
Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...