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The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
A Swiss charity, which covers the uninsured damage of natural disasters, is supporting the landslide-devasted villages of ...
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 ...
Please stop sending clothes, but give us money. That’s the message from the authorities in the devasted village of Blatten.
Researchers at the federal polytechnic ETH Zurich, say climate change is almost certain to have played a part in the Blatten disaster.
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 ...
A rescue mission resumes to find a missing man after glacier debris partially buries a Swiss village:: Wiler, Switzerland :: ...
Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide - A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley ...