In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

After a May avalanche in Blatten, Switzerland, experts took notice of an unusual phenomenon affecting the nation's glaciers ...

This photograph shows the small village of Blatten, near the Bietschhorn mountain of the Swiss Alps, destroyed by a landslide after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed and was swallowed up by ...

Despite this, Blatten's mayor, Matthias Bellwald, maintains that the village still has a future, even though "the unimaginable has happened". "We have lost our village, but not our heart,” he said.

Blatten’s residents were evacuated, but it was thought of as a precautionary measure, while the unstable rock and ice came down gradually. The authorities didn’t want anyone to get hurt.

Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock after what scientists suspect is a dramatic display of the impact of climate change on mountain communities.

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury part of a mountain village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk ...

Terrifying satellite images show how tiny Swiss village of Blatten was completely wiped out by massive glacier collapse. By JOSE RAMOS. Published: 15:28 EDT, 30 May 2025 | Updated: 05:15 EDT, 3 ...

Blatten, Switzerland wiped out by glacier collapse According to reports, the landslide left 90 percent of the village buried in mud and debris. This has blocked a nearby river, raising concerns ...

Airlifting cattle is commonplace in the Alps when farmers are facing dire circumstances. In 2023, the village of Brienz, Switzerland, narrowly averted a similar fate as Blatten’s when a portion ...

Blatten: what price for preserving Swiss mountain life? This content was published on Jun 11, 2025 Swiss debates on preserving Alpine life have intensified following the Blatten glacier collapse.

Blatten's mayor, Matthias Bellwald, said "the unimaginable has happened" but promised the village still had a future. Local authorities have requested support from the Swiss army's disaster relief ...