Recently, much of the Swiss Alpine community of Blatten was found covered in tonnes of ice, rock and mud after a large chunk of Birch Glacier in Switzerland fell into the Lötschental Valley on May 28, 2025. Local authorities warned all 300 inhabitants to leave the region owing to further warnings of glacier instability. The calamity took place at 3:30 pm. According to the most recent information disseminated from the site, one person still remains unaccounted for in the natural calamity.
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Switzerland Glacier Collapse: Swiss Alpine Village Buried Under Ice
A massive glacier collapse in Switzerland’s Lötschental Valley has buried the Alpine village of Blatten under ice and debris, leaving one person missing. Authorities had evacuated the area hours earlier
OT Staff
29 May 2025
The village of Blatten in Switzerland, partly buried by the collapse of a glacier
Photo: @ed_hawkins/x
The village of Blatten in Switzerland, partly buried by the collapse of a glacier
Photo: @ed_hawkins/x
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