Mudslide hits Swiss Alpine village which was evacuated days earlier

A large avalanche with a mixture of ice, rock, snow and water struck (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

A huge mass of rock and ice has caused damage near a village in the Swiss Alps that authorities evacuated earlier this month as a precaution.

Video on social media showed the rumbling mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lotschental valley. Images from the scene appeared to show several cabins partially submerged.