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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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Purée, c’est flippant... Heureusement qu’ils ont pu évacuer la population, mais ça doit être horrible de voir sa maison et tout son quartier disparaitre d’un coup.

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