A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley Events
The remote Alpine village of Blatten was flattened after an avalanche of rock, mud and ice was sent crashing down into the valley. Events
A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month Events
The village was thankfully evacuated a few days earlier, but one person remains missing. Politics
Video shows a huge cloud of ice and scree spewing over the Swiss village of Blatten on Wednesday, dwarfing tiny Alpine lodges as a chunk of the Birch glacier broke off Culture
Homes in Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated townA huge section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most of a village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a rockslide.Drone footage broadcast by Swiss national broadcaster SRF showed a vast plain of mud and soil completely covering part of the village of Blatten, the river running through it and the wooded sides of the surrounding valley. Continue reading... Events
One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated townA huge section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most of a village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a rockslide.Drone footage broadcast by Swiss national broadcaster SRF showed a vast plain of mud and soil completely covering part of the village of Blatten, the river running through it and the wooded sides of the surrounding valley. Continue reading... Politics
A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month Politics
