Another Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s why

NewsWorldEuropeAnother Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s whyA landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last yearY. Hernán Muñoz Tuesday 18 August 2026 14:42 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3034638To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kandersteg-switzerland-landslide-blatten-glaciers-permafrost-b3034935.html","title":"Another Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s why"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-618","index":0}Cows are grazing in a pasture at the Allmenalp lookout point above the Kandersteg Valley in Kandersteg, Switzerland (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}A catas...