Video. Aerial footage shows Alpine village buried by Birch glacier slide

Video. Aerial footage shows Alpine village buried by Birch glacier slide

The village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley was nearly wiped out, with 90% of it destroyed after a huge slab broke off the Birch Glacier on Wednesday.

Authorities had evacuated around 300 residents as well as livestock earlier this month, fearing the glacier’s collapse.

A 64-year-old man remains missing, and rescue teams are using drones with thermal cameras in the search.

The landslide buried parts of the Lonza River and coated homes in thick mud.

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