In the light of a recent attack of a bear on an ex-service man at Chidambaravilaku near Andipatti in Theni district, the Forest Department has alerted villagers to remain indoors at night.

Large chunk of glacier breaks off, burying 90% of Swiss village Geneva — The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended Thursday due to unsafe conditions after a huge mass of rock and ice from a ...

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.

A 64-year-old man went missing when the majority of a Swiss village was swallowed after a glacier collapsed on Wednesday, May 28, authorities said Blatten has been buried and "the damage is ...

One such village, Anthangaraipatti panchayat in Sedapatti Union, also has a 30,000-litre water tank -- constructed two months ago -- that remains dry.