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

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

The body of a 64-year-old man, who has been missing since part of the Brich glacier collapsed on the Swiss village of Blatten ...

By Marleen Kaesebier and Cecile Mantovani KANDERSTEG, Switzerland (Reuters) -In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, ...

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

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 ...

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

The Swiss canton of Valais to form committee to coordinate CHF 57.4 million donations for village destroyed by a landslide.

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

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

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