Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...

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

The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

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

A river in the Swiss Alps, which was dammed by a landslide that buried much of the village of Blatten, is now flowing through the debris, authorities have said. A huge mass of rock, ice and mud ...

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and ...

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next ...

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear ...