BLATTEN, Switzerland — When a devastating landslide all but swallowed his Swiss village and toppled his three-generation family-owned hotel in May, Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed by a sense of ...

The village of Blatten has stood for centuries, then in seconds it was gone. Scientists monitoring the Nesthorn mountain above the village in recent weeks saw that parts of it had begun to crumble, ...

At least one person was missing after a landslide wiped out 90 percent of Blatten, which was home to roughly 300 residents who were evacuated on May 19. By Neil Vigdor and Aishvarya Kavi A vast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drone view shows the village of Wiler, overlooking the landslide area nearly a year after a massive rock and ice slide triggered ...

The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Two weeks after a massive landslide wiped out most of the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps, talk of reconstruction is picking up, but huge challenges remain. A ...

A glacier collapse has wiped out the village of Blatten in Valais. While politicians are determined to rebuild, experts warn of challenges ahead. The old Blatten will probably never exist again. A ...

In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier. Half a mile below, in the Lötschen ...

After the devastating landslide, the almost completely destroyed village of Blatten is to be rebuilt by 2029. "We want to rebuild in a safe place," said State Councillor Franz Ruppen (SVP), among ...

Glacier collapse destroyed Swiss village a year ago Reconstruction of Blatten underway, full return expected by 2030 Warming climate raises risks for Alpine rebuilding Nearby glaciers are now closely ...

BLATTEN – When a devastating landslide all but swallowed his Swiss village and toppled his three-generation family-owned hotel in May, Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness before ...

A Year After Glacier Collapse, Blatten Residents Rebuild Lives in Swiss Alps By Marleen Kaesebier, Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani WILER, Switzerland, May 26 (Reuters) - Hotel Momentum stands ...