News

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.
The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.
A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...
A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the southern Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most ...
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Switzerland is a long way from Manitoba. Switzerland has alpine meadows and glaciers and mountains — Manitoba does not. Manitoba has broad swathes of flatland prairie; Switzerland does not. Check ...