6 d. ago 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

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7 d. ago A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That's a relief to authorities

Authorities say 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 raised worries about potential new destruction has fallen

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8 d. ago Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused by a falling glacier were “not alone” and the wealthy Alpine country was calculating ways to help

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9 d. ago Heathrow airport: Terminal 3 evacuated because of ‘suspicious item’

‘A small part of Terminal 3 was temporarily evacuated while the authorities conducted the appropriate checks’ – Heathrow spokesperson

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9 d. ago Flooding fears after glacier collapse buries picturesque Swiss village under mud and rock

A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month

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9 d. ago Army searches for man after huge chunk of glacier crushes picturesque Swiss Alpine village

Experts were concerned that the debris was blocking a nearby river, causing a new lake to form and posing a flood risk

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9 d. ago Man remains missing after a Swiss glacier collapsed and destroyed 90% of an Alpine village

A 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before

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9 d. ago Astonishing new footage shows the moment Swiss village is buried by falling glacier, obliterating houses

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

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9 d. ago One person missing after Glacier collapse buries parts of Swiss village under mud and rock

A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month

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9 d. ago Glacier collapse buries parts of Swiss village under mud and rock

A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month

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1 week ago Rock slide hits Swiss Alpine village that authorities had ordered evacuated

A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps, sending plumes of dust skyward near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution

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2 w. ago Swiss evacuate livestock by hoof and helicopter because of landslide risk over Alpine village

Swiss authorities added livestock to the list of evacuees along with about 300 people moved out of a village threatened by a possible landslide from an Alpine mountainside overhead

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2 w. ago As a landslide threatens an Alpine village, Swiss authorities expand the evacuation order

Swiss authorities have expanded the evacuation of an Alpine village threatened by a possible landslide, ordering most of its people to leave

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2 w. ago A Swiss village is evacuated because of a threat of a mudslide

Swiss authorities have evacuated around 100 people from their homes after a mudslide threatened their Alpine village of Blatten in the Lötschental Valley

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3 w. ago Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes

Manitoba experiences unusually hot conditions after authorities warned this fire season could be devastatingA major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people and forced 1,000 more to evacuate their homes, kicking off a fire season authorities warn could prove devastating.Canadian federal police confirmed on Wednesday that two people died in the small community of Lac du Bonnet, in the central province of Manitoba, which is experiencing unusually hot, dry and windy conditions. Continue reading...

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