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The village of Blatten, in a valley below the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, was destroyed Wednesday by a landslide after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed. A local river is now blocked and forming a lake that is flooding buildings that remain, authorities said.

Blatten’s Devastation: A Wake-Up Call on Climate Change

On May 28, 2025, the serene Alpine village of Blatten in Switzerland's Valais region was engulfed by a catastrophic landslide triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier. This disaster…

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