A scenic village in Switzerland met a tragic fate after a huge slab of glacier flooded the region, in what scientists suspect is a dramatic example of climate change's impact on the Alps.
A chunk of millions of cubic of ice, mud, and rock came crashing down on a mountain on Wednesday, washing away the village of Blatten with just a few houses remaining, reported Reuters.
Diese Bilder konnte ich letzten Oktober in Blatten machen. Ein so schönes Dorf! 🥺 pic.twitter.com/AI24QZQ7G1
— Marianne Born 🕊🇺🇦 (@Bornpanky) May 28, 2025
Swiss Village of Blatten Buried by Glacier Collapse:
— Cyrus (@Cyrus_In_The_X) May 29, 2025
A 1.5 million m³ glacier crushed most of the Swiss village of Blatten. Authorities had time to evacuate residents, but a 64-year-old man remains missing.
Experts warn of further risks as the glacier debris has blocked the… pic.twitter.com/1WIQ4li4Ai
Rescue teams reached the spot with search dogs and thermal drone scans looking for a missing 64-year-old man but have found nothing till the filing of this report. The search was suspended on Thursday afternoon, saying the debris mounds were too unstable for now and warned of further rockfalls.
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