Switzerland Flood Risks

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Flood fears recede

Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after glacier destroys village

A lake of water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland this week has sparked fears of flooding in the Alpine valley, even as some water eased its way through the morass on Friday.

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Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after ‘millennium event’ glacier collapse

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Flood fears recede after Swiss glacier collapse

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Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland

The landslide on Wednesday sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution.

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Swiss glacier collapses, burying village: Video, satellites show Blatten before and after

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Swiss Birch glacier collapse gives Asia a chilling warning

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Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapse

The huge amount of debris nearly covered the village of Blattern and makes the surrounding peaks look smaller, while a gaping hole appears on the side of the mountain above town.

France 24 on MSN3d

Switzerland on ice jam alert after glacier collapse destroys village, leaves one missing

The collapse of a massive glacier in southern Switzerland has triggered the risk of flooding from an ice jam, which blocked the Lonza River, Swiss authorities said Thursday. The Birch Glacier

Indiatimes1d

Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village

A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred after the Birch glacier collapsed. A man is missing after the disaster. The landslide largely destroyed Blatten ...

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Flood risk threatens Swiss valley after village destroyed by glacier

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed amid the risk of flooding in the Alpine valley.