epa12144498 A pedestrian bridge over the Lonza river is precautionarily closed amid fears of overflow after debris from the Birch Glacier collapse above Blatten village blocked the river, in Gampel-Steg, Valais canton, Switzerland, 30 May 2025. A large part of the Blatten village, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under...

epa12144827 Water from the Lonza river flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, Switzerland, 30 May 2025. A large part of the Blatten village, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock on 28 May after several million cubic meters...

epa12144926 Swiss Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter (L) is welcomed by Beat Rieder, member of the Swiss Council of States of the Canton of Valais, before inspecting the damage caused by the catastrophic landslide destroying the village of Blatten, in Wiler, Switzerland, 30 May 2025. A large part of the Blatten village, located in the Loetschental Valley...