Human Remains Found in Blatten, Switzerland, Following Massive Glacier Collapse Last Month [UPDATED Friday, June 27, at 6:07 pm European Central Time] Human remains were discovered Friday in the debris field above the village of Blatten, more than three weeks after a devastating glacier collapse buried large parts of the valley in rock, ice and mud. According to a press release from the Valais Cantonal Police, the remains were recovered during a […] Martin Kuprianowicz | June 27, 2025 0 Comments
NASA: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Lindsey Doermann. On the afternoon of May 28, 2025, an avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier (Birchgletscher) in southwestern Switzerland roared into the valley below. Debris buried most of the village of Blatten and dammed the Lonza, causing the river to flood. The event occurred […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2025 0 Comments
Entire Swiss Mountain Village Evacuated as Serious Landslide Risk Looms A Swiss mountain village in the southern canton of Valais remains on high alert after a rockfall and increasingly unstable terrain forced the evacuation of dozens of residents over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday. The village of Blatten, nestled beneath the Kleiner Nesthorn mountain (3,341 meters), was partially evacuated Saturday evening after monitoring data confirmed accelerating geological movement on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 19, 2025 0 Comments
