Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

Residents of Val de Bagne woke up on Monday to new debris flows after a major mudslide forced around 30 people to evacuate.

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

The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...

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

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

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear ...

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

Zurich, Helvetia and others have so far responded to increasing severe weather risks with premium increases. But a pain ...

This year also witnessed powerful reminders of nature’s force, such as the collapse of a glacier in Blatten, Switzerland on 28 May, which leveled part of the village but claimed no lives thanks to ...

Switzerland: Aid package to support residents of blatten to rebuild lives The Swiss village of Blatten is slowly rebuilding after a devastating glacier collapse left it in ruins. A strategic group is ...