Bildkollektion

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne de l'eboulement avec le hameau de Weissenried au-dessus du village valaisan de Blatten le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Le Divisionnaire Raynald Droz, Commandant de la division territoriale 1, parle devant les medias, apres une visite de l'engamement de l'Armee suisse sur le site de l'eboulement le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne montre la riviere la "Lonza" qui cherche son chemin dans la masse rocheuse apres l'eboulement le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne montre des maisons qui flottent dans le lac forme apres l'eboulement, a cote de deux barrages le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne montre une barque qui navigue, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne montre deux barques qui naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue aerienne montre une barque qui navigue, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une barque navigue, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques naviguent, sur le lac forme apres l'eboulement, avec des militaires de l'Armee suisse qui enlevent les debris a l'aide d'un barrage flottant le mardi 24 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires naviguent sur une barque de l'Armee suisse sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Les decombres d'une maison sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires naviguent sur une barque de l'Armee suisse sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires naviguent sur une barque de l'Armee suisse sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires de l'Armee suisse travaillent a l'aide d'un traxe sur les decombres d'une maison sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Une barque de l'Armee suisse est heliportee sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires de l'Armee suisse observent les decombres d'une maison sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires de l'Armee suisse travaillent a l'aide d'un traxe sur les decombres d'une maison sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

HANDOUT - Des militaires naviguent sur une barque de l'Armee suisse sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d'importants degats. (VBS/DDPS, Gian Luca Weidinger) *** NO SALES, DARF NUR MIT VOLLSTAENDIGER QUELLENANGABE VERWENDET WERDEN ***

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Deux barques de l'Armee suisse naviguent sur le grand lac qui c'est forme a l'endroit du village de Blatten le vendredi 20 juin 2025 a Blatten dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue de la vallee du Loetschental avec le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 au-dessus de Ferden. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - Une vue de la vallee du Loetschental avec le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 au-dessus de Ferden. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Une vue de la vallee du Loetschental avec le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 au-dessus de Ferden. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN FRONLEICHNAM

L'autel religieux de la Fete-Dieu est visible devant le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 a Ferden dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN FRONLEICHNAM

L'autel religieux de la Fete-Dieu est visible devant le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 a Wiler dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Un panneau "Naturgefahren" est visible devant le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 a Wiler dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Des visiteurs regardent devant le glissement de terrain qui a devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 a Wiler dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN FRONLEICHNAM

KEYPIX - Les Grenadiers du Bon Dieu (Herrgottsgrenadiere) du village de Wiler defilent en cortege lors de la Fete-Dieu, devant le glissement de terrain qui devaste en grande partie le village valaisan de Blatten le jeudi 19 juin 2025 a Wiler dans le Loetschental. Le village de Blatten, en Valais, a ete frappe par un eboulement massif provoque par l'effondrement partiel du glacier du Birch, causant d?importants degats. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A general view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A general view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Ein neu gebildeter See, rechts oben, auf der Westseite des Schuttkegels im Talboden von Blatten ist in dieser Uebersichtsaufnahme zu sehen, aufgenommen am Donnerstag, den 5. Juni 2025 in Blatten. Einsatzkraefte haben am Freitagmorgen in Blatten mit den ersten groesseren Aufraeumarbeiten begonnen. Zunaechst soll der See, der sich auf der Westseite des Schuttkegels gebildet hat, kontrolliert entleert werden. Ein großer Teil des Dorfes Blatten im Loetschental im Kanton Wallis wurde unter den Massen von Eis, Schlamm und Felsen begraben. Zahlreiche Haeuser wurden zerstaert, und eine Person wird vermisst. Zwischen dem 19. und 28. Mai stürzten mehrere Millionen Kubikmeter Gestein vom Kleinen Nesthorn oberhalb von Blatten ab. Dadurch entstand auf dem Birchgletscher ein neun Millionen Tonnen schwerer Schuttkegel, der schliesslich am 28. Mai 2025 zusammenbrach. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Ein neu gebildeter See, oben, auf der Westseite des Schuttkegels im Talboden von Blatten ist in dieser Uebersichtsaufnahme zu sehen, aufgenommen am Donnerstag, den 5. Juni 2025 in Blatten. Einsatzkraefte haben am Freitagmorgen in Blatten mit den ersten groesseren Aufraeumarbeiten begonnen. Zunaechst soll der See, der sich auf der Westseite des Schuttkegels gebildet hat, kontrolliert entleert werden. Ein großer Teil des Dorfes Blatten im Loetschental im Kanton Wallis wurde unter den Massen von Eis, Schlamm und Felsen begraben. Zahlreiche Haeuser wurden zerstaert, und eine Person wird vermisst. Zwischen dem 19. und 28. Mai stürzten mehrere Millionen Kubikmeter Gestein vom Kleinen Nesthorn oberhalb von Blatten ab. Dadurch entstand auf dem Birchgletscher ein neun Millionen Tonnen schwerer Schuttkegel, der schliesslich am 28. Mai 2025 zusammenbrach. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A general view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows the water from the river Lonza flows over the mud and stone of the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows devastated houses by the force of the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza that flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, the village of Blatten, Switzerland, picture taken on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza that flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, the village of Blatten, Switzerland, picture taken on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Specialists take off with a helicopter for reconnaissance flights in devastated areas after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A man with a boy looks at the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A general view past chapel after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows devastated houses by the force of the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza that formed a lake beside the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza that formed a lake beside the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - A christian chapel is silhouetted against the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, rear, beside the village of Wiler, front, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A wooden christian cross is silhouetted against the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, rear, beside the village of Wiler, front, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A wooden christian cross is silhouetted against a general view showing the Loetschental valley with the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - An aerial view shows the water from the river Lonza flows over the mud and stone of the massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Friday, June 6, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - A general view past chapel after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - A general view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, top, next to the village of Wiler, left, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - A general view past a wooden cross after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, top, next to the village of Wiler, center, and the village of Kippel, left, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

KEYPIX - SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

KEYPIX - The hamlet of Wyssried is seen above a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, as it swept down to the valley floor and buried the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

The hamlet of Wyssried is seen above a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, as it swept down to the valley floor and buried the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Broken trees swept away by the mud and stone flow above the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Workers build a temporary rescue road in direction of the hamlet of Wyssried, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

The hamlet of Wyssried, center, is seen above a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, as it swept down to the valley floor and buried the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

A general view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

Destroyed houses in the water from the river Lonza after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, shows the destruction it caused as it swept down to the valley floor and demolishing the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

SCHWEIZ BERGSTURZ BLATTEN

An aerial view shows water from the river Lonza flows over the mud and stone, after the formation of a lake on the last houses of the village of Blatten, after a massive avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. A large part of the village of Blatten, located in the Loetschental Valley in the canton of Valais, was buried under masses of ice, mud, and rock. Numerous houses were destroyed, and one person is missing. Between May 19 and 28, several million cubic meters of rock fell from the Kleines Nesthorn mountain above Blatten. This created a nine-million-tonne debris cone on the Birch Glacier, which ultimately collapsed on May 28, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)