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CTV News
a day ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Massive sinkhole swallows several cars near construction site in California
Watch A massive sinkhole swallowed part of a small parking lot along with several cars near a construction site in California.
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after glacier destroys village
Residents of Blatten have struggled to absorb the scale of destruction caused by the deluge. (Keystone/AP pic) ZURICH : Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed amid the risk of flooding in the Alpine valley. A deluge of millions of cubic metres of ice, mud and rock crashed down a mountain on Wednesday, engulfing the village of Blatten, and the few houses that remained later flooded. Its 300 residents had been evacuated earlier in May after part of the mountain behind the Birch Glacier began to crumble. Flooding increased yesterday as the mound of debris almost 2km across clogged the path of the River Lonza, causing a lake to form amid the wreckage, raising fears that the morass could dislodge and trigger more evacuations. Late yesterday, local authorities urged residents in Gampel and Steg, villages several kilometres further along the Lonza Valley, to prepare for possible evacuation in case of emergency. The army is standing by with water pumps, diggers and other heavy equipment to provide relief when conditions allow. Rescue teams have been looking for a 64-year-old man missing since the landslide. Local authorities suspended the search yesterday afternoon, saying the debris mounds were too unstable for now, and warning of further rockfalls. Residents have struggled to absorb the scale of destruction caused by the deluge, an event that scientists suspect is a dramatic example of the impact of climate change in the Alps.
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Suspicious package in Canora, Sask. ‘neutralized'
Regina Watch WATCH: A suspicious package found behind a business in Canora prompted an investigation by RCMP on Wednesday.
ABC News
3 days ago
- Climate
- ABC News
A large avalanche has hit a small village in the Swiss Alps
A huge chunk of a glacier broke off, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock that buried most of the Swiss village of Blatten.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Garbage truck rescued after dangling over retaining wall in downtown St. John's
A garbage truck lost control and came dangerously close to going over a retaining wall on Harvey Road. A crane truck had to be brought in to hoist the vehicle out, causing quite the scene in downtown St. John's on Wednesday morning.
