These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

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

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.

Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...

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The Swiss Alps are rapidly becoming a symbol of climate catastrophe, as rising global temperatures turn once-stable glaciers ...

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The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten last week is almost a m ...