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Locals face uncertainty after Swiss Alps glacier collapse

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Rosie Birchard
June 2, 2025

A 100-meter-deep layer of rock and ice debris is covering the Swiss village of Blatten after a glacier collapsed from a nearby mountainside. DW's Rosie Birchard met with survivors and experts assessing the disaster's aftermath.

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