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A massive glacier collapse wiped out Blatten village in the Swiss Alps. Scientists had warned of risks, but the scale of ...
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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 ...
The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
The huge amount of debris nearly covered the village of Blattern and makes the surrounding peaks look smaller, while a gaping hole appears on the side of the mountain above town.
The regional government said that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above Glatten had broken off, causing the landslide, ...
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