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The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the southern Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most ...
These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...
A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...
GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried ... as well as livestock, from Blatten. Switzerland’s president said on Friday that the government was looking ...
GENEVA, Switzerland — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that ...