Switzerland: Moment glacier crashed down Alps and onto village

Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.

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Drone footage showed a large section of the Birch glacier collapsing at about 15:30 (14:30 BST) on Wednesday.

The avalanche of mud that swept over the village of Blatten, creating an enormous cloud of dust.

Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened.