Alpine village largely destroyed after glacier collapse causes 'major catastrophe'. A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside, sending plumes of dust skyward and covering with mud a village in the valley below that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. | ABC7 News

Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a massive glacier collapse in Switzerland's Lötschental valley, which left homes buried in mud and debris. Authorities had evacuated the village just days earlier over safety fears. Scientists say global warming is driving glacier collapses worldwide — with Switzerland losing 4% of its glacier volume last year alone. #VMNews | Virgin Media News

Watch: Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland. #switzerland #GlacierCollapse #europe #ETNOW | ET NOW

Footage captures a dramatic collapse on Chile’s Leones Glacier as ice breaks away and crashes below. | AccuWeather