A flash flood linked to glacial collapse is affecting the village of Blatten in Switzerland, with the situation involving Nepal and the company AlpS.

The entities involved

• Switzerland →

  country in Central Europe

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• Nepal →

  country in South Asia

  • Nepal seeks international attention at the UN General Assembly, with Balendra Shah expected to raise issues and Fatima Payman expressing sympathy for flood victims.Mon 16:30
  • Beijing enforces Sinicization laws on Tibet while flooding occurs along the Nepal-Tibet border.Mon 13:56
• Blatten →

  municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Blatten, a former village in Switzerland, is being discussed alongside Kandersteg, which is located in the Bern canton of Switzerland.Aug 18
• Blatten, Switzerland experienced a rock-ice avalanche, while Markus Stoffel leads research on Alpine hazards.Aug 27
• Nepalese and Tibetan communities are residing in Switzerland.Aug 29
• ETH Zurich researchers are observing climate change impacts in the Swiss Plateau region of Switzerland.Aug 29
• A glacier collapse has led to a massive landslide, impacting the tourism economy of the village of Blatten in Switzerland.Jun 7