Aerial footage shows Alpine village Blatten buried by Birch glacier slide

The colony of Blatten successful nan Lötschental vale was astir wiped out, pinch 90% of it destroyed aft a immense slab collapsed disconnected nan Birch Glacier connected Wednesday.

Authorities had evacuated astir 300 residents arsenic good arsenic livestock earlier this month, fearing nan glacier’s collapse.

A 64-year-old man remains missing, and rescue teams are utilizing drones pinch thermal cameras successful nan search.

The landslide buried parts of nan Lonza River and coated homes successful heavy mud.