Overview
- Officials evacuated Blatten on May 19 after detecting mounting landslide danger beneath the Birschgletscher.
- On May 28 roughly nine million cubic meters of ice and rock swept into the Lötschental, burying homes and infrastructure.
- Search teams uncovered human remains in the debris on June 24 and forensic tests confirmed they belonged to the 64-year-old shepherd.
- Authorities are monitoring the debris dam created by the landslide to assess its stability and potential downstream flood risks.
- The canton of Wallis is crafting aid packages and village reconstruction plans while probing how permafrost thaw may raise future Alpine hazards.