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Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move ...
Explore the magical village of Grindelwald, also known as the “Glacier Village,” nestled in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland. Framed by the dramatic north face of the Eiger and the majestic Wetterhorn, ...
The Brecon is a hideaway for those seeking a more discreet version of luxury. It feels like the antidote to the glitz and ...
Swiss federal president Karin Keller-Sutter observes from a helicopter the damage caused by the catastrophic landslide destroying the village of Blatten, Switzerland, Friday, May 30, 2025.
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed by a wave of rock and ice last week.
GENEVA (AP) — The search for a missing 64-year-old man was suspended Thursday because of unsafe conditions after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day ...
Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no ...
GENEVA, Switzerland — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that ...