“The scale is huge. Almost 90% of the village is buried,” Blick writes with reference to the statement of the regional command.
The clusters of stones, fragments and mudflowers blocked the flows of the Lonz and Gisentella river. This led to uncontrolled flooding of the territory. The flood flooded all the houses that remained to stand after the collapse. Emergency services say that it is still impossible to evaluate the movement of water. There is a risk that she will go further, geologists believe.
According to media reports, 16 people were evacuated during the night.
Emergency service received a message about the disappearance of one person. Sources of the publication say that we are talking about a 64-year-old man. The police said that the search and rescue operation was ongoing.
Am Mittwochnachmittag, 28. May 2025, ist oberhalb Blatten (Lötschental) ein grosser Teil des Birch-Gletschers abgebrochen und hat einen massiven Erdrutsch ausgelöst. Seither Wird Eine Person Vermisst. Eine Such- und Rettungsaktion Im Gange. https://t.co/nfimtprf7d pic.twitter.com/0xdlek1jva
– Polizei Wallis (@polizeiwallis) May 28, 2025
The authorities called the vanity of the glacier “a catastrophe of the millennium.” Work continues on the localization of the accident and assistance to the injured population.
On the social network X Disasters Daily published a video of the consequences.
Weather Monitor in X released the terrible frames of the collapse.
Breaking: Massive Glacier Collapse in Blatten, Valais (sweaters) – May 28, 2025
Over 3.5 million m³ Ice, Rock, and Snow Collapsed from the Birch Glacier, Putting 9 Million Tons Pressure on Glacier.
The Village of Blatten (approximately 300 people) was an Evacuated in … pic.twitter.com/ntmv35GL8O
– Weather Monitor (@Weathermonitors) May 28, 2025
