Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten | BBC (www.bbc.com)

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Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten

Climate change is causing the glaciers - frozen rivers of ice - to melt faster and faster, and the permafrost, often described as the glue that holds the high mountains together, is also thawing.

Local news has much more extensive footage

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