Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

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

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

The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

Just a few weeks after the picturesque village of Blatten, Switzerland, was evacuated over fears of an impending rockslide, a ...

"Every community in Switzerland that's affected by a hazard has a hazard map. They're federally mandated for the areas where ...

A chunk of a large glacier broke off, triggering an enormous landslide that has destroyed the village of Blatten.

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

Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the ...

A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...

Villagers lost their entire livelihood within minutes. One former resident lost their wooden family house built in 1654.