In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

Villagers nervously watch a mountain peak after rockslide buried their neighbours - Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a ...

GENEVA, June 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A body found near the Swiss village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a dramatic glacier ...

According to an initial estimate, the landslide in Blatten in Valais will cost insurers around 320 million Swiss francs. The ...

Human remains were found and recovered on Tuesday as part of a search operation in the buried Valais mountain village of ...

So, what about re-building of Blatten and its reconstruction? There is a body of view for Blatten to be rebuilt in the Lötschental Valley and there is political support for the idea. “Blatten still ...

Search parties combing the Swiss Alpine village that was buried last month after the collapse of a glacier have found human ...

Human remains were found near the Swiss village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a glacier collapse last month, local ...

Police teams working at the devastated remains of the village of Blatten in canton Valais have found human remains.

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers.

At the «Day of Insurers,» the president of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Stefan Mäder, emphasized the industry’s ...