# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPJ3M7uj_dv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35123482-gettyimages-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-28T17:23:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

Four months ago, following days of smaller rockfalls, millions of cubic meters of rock tumbled down from Kleiner Nesthorn mountain onto the Birch Glacier, sending a greater mix of rock, ice and mud crashing into the Loetschental valley. Much of the village of Blatten was obliterated, both by the landslide and the following accumulation of water from the blocked Lonza river. Authorities had already evacuated Blatten and settlements farther up the valley in the week before; nevertheless, one shepherd was killed.  

Today, the mountainside remains unstable with daily rumblings of falling rock. Scientists hypothesise that melting permafrost and glacial instability likely contributed to the severity of the landslide. Cleanup efforts continue amid treacherous terrain, while researchers closely monitor the site to better understand the ongoing risks and long-term geological impacts." | #GettyImagesNews #GettyImagesVideo  #GettyReportage 

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