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

A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...

Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

Maja Riniker, president of the House of Representatives, called on Switzerland to show solidarity with those people who have ...

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

Check dams set up on the water from the Lonza river flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake by the last houses of the village of Blatten, Switzerland, Saturday, May 31 ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried ... as well as livestock, from Blatten. Switzerland’s president said on Friday that the government was looking ...

Seasonal avalanches and landslides tend to ... are used to this, and Switzerland has been extensively risk-mapped. One of the reasons villages like Blatten are where they are is precisely because ...