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Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...
The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
After a massive glacier collapse in the canton of Valais at the end of May 2025, the Swiss government published a list of ...
Zurich, Helvetia and others have so far responded to increasing severe weather risks with premium increases. But a pain ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...
Married couples in Switzerland will get tax relief at last; the canton of Aargau seeks to introduce tougher checks at German ...
Researchers at the federal polytechnic ETH Zurich, say climate change is almost certain to have played a part in the Blatten disaster.
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 ...
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 ...
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...