A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland ...

There are also concerns the debris from the glacier could cause the River Lonza flood other villages.A man remains missing on ...

Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier ...

The collapse of a massive glacier in southern Switzerland has triggered the risk of flooding from an ice jam, which blocked ...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been appointed one of three technical implementing ...

The shocking event in Valais on Wednesday, May 28, caused the village of Blatten to be subjected to an immense amount of ...

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Switzerland, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Cyril Zingaro and Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) GENEVA (AFP) — Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland this week has sparked fears of flooding in the Alpine ...

A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred after the Birch glacier collapsed. A man is missing after the disaster. The landslide largely destroyed Blatten ...

Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created a huge pile of debris after destroying a small village.