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Blatten: what price for preserving Swiss mountain life?

In Blatten, in the Lötschental valley in Valais, an estimated nine million cubic metres of ice, mud and rock crashed down a nearby mountain on May 28, wiping out the village. The few houses that remained intact were later flooded.

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Interventions in the landslide area are not possible due to danger

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Situation in Swiss landslide valley remains unstable

This content was published on May 29, 2025 Authorities in Valais said on Thursday that it was still too dangerous to begin clear-up activities around the village of Blatten.

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