Glacier Collapse Destroys Swiss Village, One Missing | JQJO

A massive glacier landslide in Switzerland destroyed 90% of a village previously evacuated as a precaution. A 64-year-old man remains missing, and a search and rescue operation is underway. The landslide, caused by a 1.5 million-cubic-meter chunk of the Birch Glacier breaking off, buried homes and the Lonza River bed. Authorities had evacuated around 300 people and livestock due to fears of glacier collapse, a concern exacerbated by accelerating glacier melt linked to global warming. Swiss glaciers experienced a significant 4% volume loss in 2023.