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Landslide in Swiss Lötschental Valley Prompts Evacuations

Following a devastating landslide that buried the Swiss village of Blatten, residents of Gampel and Steg are preparing for evacuation due to the increased risk of further landslides in the Lötschental valley.

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Glacier Collapse Devastates Swiss Village

On Wednesday, a massive glacier and rock slide destroyed the Swiss village of Blatten, displacing approximately 300 residents who had been preemptively evacuated, and leaving one 64-year-old man missing; the search for the missing man has been temporarily suspended due to unstable debris.

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Glacier Collapse in Switzerland Triggers Evacuation Warnings

Authorities in Switzerland's Leventina Valley are preparing for evacuations after a glacier collapse caused a dangerous buildup of water behind a debris dam on the Lonza River, threatening downstream communities with potential flooding.

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Glacial Collapse in Switzerland Buries Village, Threatens Flooding

A glacial collapse in Switzerland's Lötsch Valley on May 28th, 2024, buried the village of Blatten, leaving one person missing and creating a massive ice and rock dam that threatens downstream communities with catastrophic flooding; authorities are working to mitigate the situation.

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Glacier Collapse Buries 90% of Swiss Village

On Wednesday, a large portion of a glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed, burying 90% of the evacuated village of Blatten under a massive landslide of ice, mud, and rock; one person is missing, and the event highlights the accelerating impact of climate change on glacial stability.

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Swiss Glacial Collapse Destroys Village, Threatens More

A glacial collapse in Switzerland's Valais region on Wednesday sent millions of tonnes of debris onto the village of Blatten, destroying 90% of it, and creating a dangerous dam that threatens to flood two more villages.

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Swiss Glacier Collapse Destroys Village, One Missing

In Switzerland, a glacier collapse caused a landslide that destroyed the village of Blatten, resulting in one missing person and a dammed Lonza River creating flood risks; the government is providing support.

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Swiss Village Buried by Glacier Landslide, Raising Climate Change Concerns

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, a massive glacier landslide buried the Swiss village of Blatten, prompting a search for a missing resident and raising concerns about climate change's impact after 300 residents were preemptively evacuated; flooding from the blocked River Lonza further complicates the sit...

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Norwegian Village Faces Catastrophic Tsunami Threat

The picturesque Norwegian village of Hellesylt, a popular tourist destination and filming location, is threatened by a potential tsunami caused by a massive rockslide from the nearby Åkerneset mountain, which is eroding at a rate of 3.5 inches per year due to climate change; an early warning system ...

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Swiss Village Buried by Glacier Collapse

On Wednesday, a large section of the Birch glacier in Switzerland collapsed, burying 90% of the village of Blatten under three million cubic meters of ice, rock, and debris, leaving one person missing and prompting a large-scale search and rescue operation.

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Swiss Glacier Collapse Destroys Village of Blatten

On Wednesday, a large section of the Birch glacier in Blatten, Switzerland, collapsed, destroying about 90% of the village after a May 19th evacuation of 300 residents due to a prior ridge collapse. One person is missing; the landslide caused a 3.1 magnitude earthquake.

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Swiss Glacier Collapse Destroys 90% of Blatten Village

On Wednesday, a 1.5 million cubic meter section of the Birch Glacier in Blatten, Switzerland, collapsed, causing a massive mudslide that destroyed roughly 90% of the village, which had been preemptively evacuated; a 64-year-old man remains missing.

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