{"id":116750,"date":"2026-08-18T04:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/116750\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T04:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:49:37","slug":"a-looming-rock-collapse-threatens-a-swiss-village-as-thawing-permafrost-destabilizes-the-alps-national-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/116750\/","title":{"rendered":"A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps | National News"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANDERSTEG, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 An unstable mountain rock formation looming above the Swiss village of Kandersteg threatens a landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten<\/a> last year, a collapse scientists linked to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics.<\/p>\n

The 1,300 residents of Kandersteg, in Switzerland\u2019s Bern canton, live amid a quintessential Alpine landscape of sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green valleys and the distant sound of cowbells.<\/p>\n

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