A view of the partially collapsed Fluchthorn mountain.
The grey middle peak shown here of Mt. Fluchthorn partially collapsed earlier this year.
  • Mt. Fluchthorn's tallest peak, on the Swiss-Austrian border, collapsed in June.
  • Experts say peaks in the European Alps and Southern Alps of New Zealand are at risk of collapse, too.
  • The damage and dangers from mountain collapse disproportionately impact indigenous communities.

On June 11, the main peak of Mt. Fluchthorn, on the border of Austria and Switzerland, collapsed without warning.