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

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

Montalba Architects recently completed a modern Swiss chalet in the Vaud Alps. The three-story home has a dark facade but an ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...

Never in the history of the Swiss Alps has a glacier caused such destruction as the one that collapsed in stunning fashion on ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

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 ...

At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents ...

The story of the first climbing of the Matterhorn is the focus of a Swiss Proof High Relief 1-ounce silver 5-franc coin ...