In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Villagers nervously watch a mountain peak after rockslide buried their neighbours - Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a glacier broke off ...

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

Kandersteg's other, much smaller, skiing area is at Sonnbuël, a 10-minute bus ride up the valley, followed by a ski lift over jaw-dropping chasms to a high top-of-the-mountains landscape of ...

Kandersteg, with a population of about 1,400, has spent over 11 million Swiss francs ($13.81 million) on disaster preparedness, including dams to slow flooding, Mayor Maeder said.

Kandersteg, with a population of about 1,400, has spent over 11 million Swiss francs on disaster preparedness, including dams to slow flooding, Mayor Maeder said.

KANDERSTEG, Switzerland — In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers above its picturesque homes and hotels, after ...