A massive glacier collapse has destroyed most of the Swiss village of Blatten, leaving one person missing and nearly the entire town buried under debris.
The Swiss village of Blatten has been almost completely destroyed after a massive chunk of the Birch glacier collapsed into the valley below.
Officials say around 90% of the village is now buried under debris. Although residents had been evacuated days earlier due to warnings about the glacier’s instability, one person is still reported missing and many homes have been flattened.
Local authorities have requested assistance from the Swiss army’s disaster relief unit, and federal officials are en route to the area.
Roughly 300 residents were forced to leave after geologists monitoring the glacier raised concerns over its disintegration. The Swiss government has pledged financial support to ensure displaced villagers can remain in the region.
While climate change is accelerating glacier melt, experts say it's difficult to determine how much it contributed to this specific collapse, given the role of the deteriorating mountainside.
A recent report warned that Switzerland’s glaciers could disappear within a century unless global warming is limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels — the target set under the Paris climate accord.
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A massive glacial landslide in southern Switzerland has buried the village of Blatten, formed a dangerous lake by blocking the River Lonza, and raised fears of flooding downstream as emergency crews monitor the situation.
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Iran's foreign minister is expected in Istanbul on Saturday for a key Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) council meeting as regional tensions rise over Israel's strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar has temporarily barred its personnel from entering Al Udeid Air Base due to rising regional tensions linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
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President Donald Trump has said he will make a decision in the coming two weeks on whether the United States will strike Iran, citing a possibility of upcoming negotiations.
South Korea’s new administration proposed $14.7 billion in additional spending on Thursday to boost weak domestic demand, as President Lee Jae Myung pushes economic recovery as his top priority.
If the European Central Bank adjusts interest rates in the next six months, the move would likely be a cut, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday.
Iran's foreign minister is expected in Istanbul on Saturday for a key Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) council meeting as regional tensions rise over Israel's strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar has temporarily barred its personnel from entering Al Udeid Air Base due to rising regional tensions linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
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