The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

A SWISS town has been buried by an avalanche sparked by a falling glacier which left homes submerged and forced residents to ...

Climbers alerted local authorities after finding abandoned skis near the summit of Rimpfischhorn on Saturday. A helicopter ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in ...

The huge amount of debris nearly covered the village of Blattern and makes the surrounding peaks look smaller, while a gaping ...

A massive glacier break in the Swiss Alps has buried parts of Blatten village with ice, mud, and rock. The village was evacuated earlier due to avalanche risks, but damage ensued, with one person ...

Five skiers were found dead on a mountain in Switzerland near the popular ski resort of Zermatt, officials said on May 25 ...

A massive glacier in southern Switzerland collapsed on Wednesday, with the debris burying a village and blocking a river, ...

The search for a missing 64-year-old man was suspended Thursday because of unsafe conditions after a huge mass of rock and ...