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Swiss glacier collapse engulfs Alpine village in rock and ice
29 May 2025 20:48
A view shows debris and dust from a crumbling glacier that partially collapsed and tumbled onto Blatten, Switzerland
A helicopter of the Swiss air forces flies above the Birch Glacier that collapsed the day before and destroyed the small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps
Debris and dust from a crumbling glacier
A satellite image shows Blatten after a glacier in the Swiss Alps partially collapsed
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies created on May 29, 2025, shows the small village of Blatten and its surroundings in the Bietschhorn mountain of the Swiss Alps
the small village of Blatten, in the Bietschhorn mountain of the Swiss Alps, destroyed by a landslid
A helicopter drops equipment in Ried, next to debris and dust from a crumbling glacier that partially collapsed and tumbled onto the village of Blatten
the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed the day before and destroyed the small village of Blatten
Source: AFP/Reuters
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