Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...

"This region is used to risks that come simply from the fact that what surrounds those villages are really high mountains," ...

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...

The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated ...

The evacuation comes in response to an escalating risk of rockfalls and landslides ... residents of the village of Brienz in eastern Switzerland were evacuated before a huge mass of rock slid ...

Part of the municipality of Blatten in southern Switzerland was evacuated on Saturday evening. A total of 92 residents and 16 guests were forced to leave due to the dangers. The risks are ...

On Monday, authorities in Valais announced the complete evacuation of the village of some 300 people, with the exception of two areas, citing a risk of falling rocks and landslides. It wasn't ...

GENEVA — Swiss authorities on Monday expanded the evacuation of an Alpine village threatened by a possible landslide, ordering most of its people to leave. More than 90 people were evacuated on ...

Members of the Haines Planning Commission examine new maps that illustrate landslide risk in the area. The maps are meant to inform future development and planning decisions. If you drive north on ...