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DW
3 days ago
- Climate
- DW
Swiss communities on alert after massive landslide – DW – 05/30/2025
Residents in the Lötschental valley have been asked to prepare for evacuation. It comes after Wednesday's glacier collapse dumped millions of cubic meters of ice, rock and mud. A number of Alpine communities in Switzerland's Lötschental valley have been asked to be ready to evacuate their homes following a massive landslide on Wednesday. Rivers in the area have become swollen and have dammed up behind the rubble, rock and ice that thundered down into the valley after the Birch Glacier began to collapse in the southwestern canton of Valais. "We ask residents to make personal preparations so that they can leave their homes as quickly as possible," the municipalities of Steg-Hohtenn and Gampel-Bratsch in the Lötschental valley posted on their website late Thursday. There are heightened fears that a blocked river may dislodge a mass and impact communities downstream as this satellite image shows Image: Maxar Technologies/ASSOCIATED PRESS/picture alliance Man still missing after Wednesday's collapse Wednesday's collapse saw millions of cubic meters of ice, mud and rock engulf the village of Blatten and authorities have yet to locate a 64-year-old man who has not been seen since the collapse. Blatten's 300 residents were evacuated at short notice last week following an assessment by geologists that found that a landslide was imminent. Swiss glacier collapse partially destroys village of Blatten To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Local authorities suspended the search for the missing man on Thursday afternoon, as conditions became too dangerous with warnings of further rockfalls. Rising water levels a concern The debris has blocked the course of the River Lonza and has caused a lake to form which in turn has heightened fears the mass could dislodge and impact communities further downstream. Stephane Ganzer, head of the security division for the Valais canton, told reporters that water levels have been rising by 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) an hour as a result of the blockage. The Swiss army has set up a base camp nearby and will assist with clear up operations Image: Tom Pham Van Suu/dpa/MAXPPP/picture alliance The army is on standby with water pumps and earth-moving machinery and will get to work once conditions improve. Edited by: Wesley Dockery
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of French Open Tennis Second Round
France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is backdropped by spectators' hats as he returns the ball to Bosnia and Herzegovina's Damir Dzumhur, during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PHOTO GALLERY: Highlights from the second round of the French Open
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Damir Dzumhur is backdropped by spectators' hats as he returns the ball to France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
New York Post
6 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Gilded Age apartment carved from Joseph Pulitzer's ballroom to list for $6M — and it has a rare 2-story bathroom
A rare piece of Gilded Age glamour is returning to market. A grand Upper East Side apartment fashioned from the former ballroom of Joseph Pulitzer's palatial Manhattan home is set to hit the market for $6 million. Located on East 73rd Street between Fifth and Madison avenues, the opulent residence occupies the second floor of Pulitzer's former mansion, designed by architect Stanford White in the style of a 17th-century Venetian palace. 7 An apartment carved from the former grand ballroom of Joseph Pulitzer's Gilded Age mansion on East 73rd Street has hit the market for $6 million. Douglas Elliman 7 Once home to the pioneering journalist, the Stanford White-designed mansion was outfitted with cutting-edge features for its time, including ball bearings under the floors and triple-pane windows to block out city noise. ASSOCIATED PRESS Pulitzer, the trailblazing newspaper publisher and namesake of journalism's Pulitzer Prize, who at one point owned the largest circulation newspaper in the world, lived in the home for the final eight years of his life. Commissioned with durability and peace in mind after a fire destroyed his previous home, the mansion was constructed with then-cutting-edge soundproofing features — including triple-pane windows, thick walls and even ball bearings beneath the floors to muffle the clatter of passing carriages, according to a press release. The building was converted into 17 individual residences in the 1930s and restructured as a co-op in the 1950s. 7 The building was divided into 17 units in the 1930s and became a co-op in the 1950s. Douglas Elliman 7 The seller, an 84-year-old former Tiffany & Co. accessory designer, is downsizing after spending her retirement in the apartment with her dog. Douglas Elliman This particular apartment, coming to market for the first time in 20 years, is being sold by an 84-year-old former Tiffany & Co. accessory designer who has spent much of her retirement living there with her dog, listing agent Natalie Rakowski of Douglas Elliman said in the release, first cited by Mansion Global. The two-bedroom unit retains many of its original details, including deep oak millwork that was carefully removed and reinstalled during the conversion. The main living area features oversize windows, a fireplace and soaring 19-foot ceilings — some of which are duplexed. 7 This particular two-bedroom residence — boasting 19-foot ceilings, deep oak millwork, a dramatic stone-column stairwell and even a two-story bathroom — hasn't changed hands in two decades. Douglas Elliman 7 A bedroom. Douglas Elliman 7 A den. Douglas Elliman A grand stone-column stairwell punctuates the center of the home, while one of the more eccentric features is a two-story bathroom with a staircase leading to a sunken soaking tub. A terrace runs the length of the apartment and overlooks 73rd Street. For buyers seeking even more grandeur, the building's penthouse — complete with its own squash court — is also currently for sale, listed by longtime Sotheby's auctioneer David Redden.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Baby food recalled due to elevated levels of lead
ASSOCIATED PRESS (WSAV) — Publix has recalled fruit and vegetable baby food sold in eight states, including Georgia. According to federal health officials, the baby food was found to have elevated levels of lead. Publix recalled 4-ounce Greenwise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouches sold at more than 1,400 stores. The pouches were produced by Bowman Andros, a French company with a manufacturing plant in Virginia, according to the company's website. Publix issued the voluntary recall on May 9, but it wasn't added to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall list until late Thursday. Publix said all the potentially contaminated products have been removed from store shelves and no illnesses have been reported. Customers can return the pouches to local stores for full refund. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
