# Unstable rock formation above Swiss village threatens major landslide

https://mins.news/en/item/25337

- CNN, 2026-08-18 16:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/travel/swiss-village-rock-collapse-threat-intl?Date=20260818&Profile=CNN

> An unstable mountain rock formation above the Swiss village of Kandersteg could collapse in a landslide as devastating as the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year. Scientists linked that collapse to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics.

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