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

4.9M views · 44K reactions | A 64-year-old man remained missing Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before. The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. Officials say that 90% of the village was destroyed. https://cbsn.ws/4kfUXIC | CBS Mornings | Facebook

11K views · 81 reactions | 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 | Facebook

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