This is ground zero for Blatten': the tiny Swiss village engulfed by a mountain
A massive avalanche caused by glacial collapse obliterated the Swiss village of Blatten, erasing centuries of history and leaving the community in grief.
A glacier collapse in southern Switzerland has caused significant destruction in the village of Blatten, which had been evacuated due to imminent danger.
A glacier collapse in southern Switzerland has caused significant destruction in the village of Blatten, which had been evacuated due to imminent danger.
Video. Aerial footage shows Alpine village buried by Birch glacier slide
The village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley was nearly wiped out, with 90% of it destroyed after a huge slab broke off the Birch Glacier on Wednesday.
