A picturesque Swiss village has been nearly entirely destroyed by a collapsing glacier, leaving one person missing amid a deluge of ice, mud and rock.Dramatic before-and-after images show the sheer scale of devastation in the picturesque Alpine village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps,

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

"We have lost our village, but we have not lost our heart." Devastating scene unfolds as glacier collapse buries small Swiss village in mud and rock: 'The unimaginable has happened' first appeared on The Cool Down.