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Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...
The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
In addition to the “best-monitored slope in Europe” above the landslide village of Brienz, there is a considerable risk of ...
On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the southern Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most ...
After a massive glacier collapse in the canton of Valais at the end of May 2025, the Swiss government published a list of ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
Monday on June 9th is a public holiday in most Swiss cantons, businesses there will be closed — with a few exceptions.
Please stop sending clothes, but give us money. That’s the message from the authorities in the devasted village of Blatten.
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...
The Six Senses Crans-Montana spa is free for hotel guests, though day passes are available for visitors for a fee.
Theatre Conspiracy kicks off its final season in Southwest Florida with this off-off-Broadway comedy set in Alabama.