Photos show Alpine village almost completely destroyed by Swiss glacier collapse
Photos show Alpine village almost completely destroyed by Swiss glacier collapse
A huge mass of Swiss glacier collapsed and destroyed nearly all of Blatten village ...read more
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout This photograph taken above Wiler shows the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed the day before and destroyed the small village of Blatten, on May 29, 2025. Swiss authorities were on May 29, 2025 monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created a huge pile of debris after destroying a small village. On May 28 the Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Wallis region collapsed, sending tons of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below. The barrage largely destroyed the hamlet of Blatten, which had been home to 300 people and was evacuated last week due to the impending danger. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout This photograph taken from Ferden shows a huge landslide next to the village of Wiler, on May 29, 2025, the day after the Birch Glacier collapsed and partially destroyed the small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps. A massive glacier collapse on May 28, 2025 in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated last week due to the impending danger, officials said. Around 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) a huge collapse occurred on the Birch Glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout This photograph taken above Wiler shows the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed the day before and destroyed the small village of Blatten, on May 29, 2025. Swiss authorities were on May 29, 2025 monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created a huge pile of debris after destroying a small village. On May 28 the Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Wallis region collapsed, sending tons of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below. The barrage largely destroyed the hamlet of Blatten, which had been home to 300 people and was evacuated last week due to the impending danger. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout TOPSHOT - A helicopter of the Swiss air forces flies above the Birch Glacier that collapsed the day before and destroyed the small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps, in Wiler on May 29, 2025. Swiss authorities were on May 29, 2025 monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created a huge pile of debris after destroying a small village. On May 28 the Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Wallis region collapsed, sending tons of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below. The barrage largely destroyed the hamlet of Blatten, which had been home to 300 people and was evacuated last week due to the impending danger. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout This photograph shows a Christ cross with in background the Bietschhorn mountain in Ferden on May 29, 2025, the day after the Birch Glacier collapsed and partially destroyed the small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps. A massive glacier collapse on May 28, 2025 in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated last week due to the impending danger, officials said. Around 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) a huge collapse occurred on the Birch Glacier, emergency services in the Wallis region said. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout Mud and rocks slide down a mountain after a glacier partially collapsed covering most of the village of Blatten, Switzerland May 28, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. Pomona Media/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT(via REUTERS)
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7 View Photos in a new improved layout A massive debris avalanche, with the village of Kippel in the foreground, is seen on Thursday, May 29, 2025, one day after the collapse of the Birch Glacier causing the demolishing of the village of Blatten in Switzerland. AP/PTI(AP05_29_2025_000156B)(AP)
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