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GENEVA, Switzerland — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that ...

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Authorities say they're relieved after a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris.