• Large landslide hits Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France

    A massive landslide released at least 12 000 m3 (424 000 ft3) of rock from 1 300 m (4 265 feet) altitude at Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Haute-Savoie, France, at 11:30 LT (09:30 UTC) on September 6, 2025. Expert analysis suggests the actual volume may reach 30 000–40 000 m3 (1.1–1.4 million ft3), making the event exceptional for this sector.

  • Huge boulders crash on houses in Les Mees, France

    Huge blocks of rock fell on several houses in Les Mees village in the Alpes de Haute Province, France, on Monday, December 2, 2019. Firefighters were calling it a "miracle" that no one sustained serious injuries; instead, the event left an impressive view….