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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