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 ...

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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.

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 ...

Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

Although the village had been evacuated in time and no major injuries were reported, one man aged 64 is missing.

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...