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Up to 14 People Missing after Landslide in Swiss Alps

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | World

Up to 14 people, including Germans, Austrians and Swiss, were still missing and several villages were evacuated after a landslide in southeast Switzerland, police said on Thursday. Authorities had evacuated around 100 people from the village of Bondo, about 130...

A handout photo made available by Glacier 3000, showing the weathered garments, hiking boots and other items found alongside the bodies of Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin, on the Tsanfleuron glacier.

Police Confirm Identity of Swiss Glacier Couple

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

DNA tests have established that the remains found on a receding Alpine glacier last week were of a couple missing for nearly 75 years, Swiss police said Wednesday.  “The remains recovered on the glacier have been formally identified,” police in Valais...