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Missing Shepherd’s Remains Confirmed After Glacier Collapse Devastates Blatten

With search operations concluded, authorities begin monitoring a new debris dam ahead of reconstruction planning.

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Einen Monat nach dem Gletscherabbruch im Schweizer Kanton Wallis ist die Leiche eines Vermissten identifiziert worden. Wie die Polizei am Donnerstag mitteilte, wurde die Leiche des Mannes nahe des kleinen Orts Blatten gefunden, das Ende Mai von einer riesigen Lawine überrollt worden war.

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.