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Glacier collapse destroys 90% of Swiss town
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Glacier collapse destroys 90% of Swiss town

May 29, 2025
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Video from Blatten, Switzerland captures the moment the Birch Glacier collapsed, sending a massive wall of rock and ice toward the village below.

Initial surveys show about 90% of the town was destroyed. Scientists who closely monitory Switzerland’s Alpine glacial stability warned the village days prior, and the town of about 300 was evacuated.

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