The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

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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 ...

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.

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

A rescue mission resumes to find a missing man after glacier debris partially buries a Swiss village:: Wiler, Switzerland :: ...

A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...

Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...