Officials said millions of cubic metres of rock and soil have tumbled down since Blatten was first evacuated this month when part of the mountain behind the glacier began to crumble, sparking warning...

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers.

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed.