Swiss Village Buried in Glacier Collapse Amid Rising Climate Risks
TL;DR
A massive landslide in Switzerland's Wallis region, caused by glacier collapse likely linked to climate change, has destroyed most of the village of Blatten, with a missing man and flood risks due to debris blocking the river. Authorities are evacuating residents and monitoring the situation for potential flooding from the debris dam.
- Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village DW
- A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps NPR
- Glacier collapses, burying nearly all of Swiss Alpine village The Washington Post
- Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world AP News
- Search suspended for missing man in Swiss glacier collapse KSL.com
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