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A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF THE BIRCH GLACIER COLLAPSED ON WEDNESDAY IN THE SWISS ALPS, SENDING SNOW, ICE, MUD, AND DEBRIS CRASHING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE AND BURYING PART OF A VILLAGE 05:38, 29 May
2025 A Swiss village has been decimated after a colossal glacier crumbled down a mountain side, burying it beneath tonnes of snow. Hair-raising footage uploaded to YouTube captures the
terrifying snowstorm of ice and debris thundering down upon a sleepy valley in Switzerland. Eagle-eyed drones operated by Swiss broadcaster SRF revealed the quaint village of Blatten being
swamped in earth and dirt, with the local river turned into a murky flow. The Birch glacier crumbled from the peak at around 3:30pm on Wednesday. Bolting through Blatten, the avalanche laid
waste to homes and sparked fears as one person has been reported missing. Around 300 people who live in the village had been bracing for the crash for days, but thankfully no one has been
reported injured yet. Valais canton spokesperson Matthias Ebener told the MailOnline: "An unbelievable amount of material thundered down into the valley," Article continues below
Head of security in the southern Valais region, Stephane Ganzer said: "What I can tell you at the moment is that about 90 per cent of the village is covered or destroyed, so it's a
major catastrophe that has happened here in Blatten." Local government officials explained the deluge was a chunk of the Birch Glacier that hung above Blatten that gave way, causing
this messy slide. The landslide clogged up the nearby Lonza riverbed, potentially stopping normal water flows. Drone footage has captured the aftermath of chaos, with piles of broken timber
from smashed-up village buildings. Swiss president Karin Keller-Sutter tweeted words of support for the affected villagers, reports the Mirror. "It's terrible to lose your
home," she wrote on X. Emergency crews have issued a warning to avoid the key road into the valley as they keep an eye on mountain slopes. Article continues below Suspect moves in the
glacier were clocked Tuesday night, ramping up come Wednesday. Swiss glaciers are particularly affected by climate change, shedding the same amount of ice in '22 and '23 as they
did from '60 to '90. Switzerland's seen its fair share of landslides, with one of the grimmest tumbling down August 23, 2017, when Piz Cengalo mountain chucked a shocking 3
million cubic metres of rock. Eight hikers met their end, ten folks' homes got squashed flat, and another 147 souls had to be whisked to safety. _FOR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND
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