The police say that the Swiss mountain collapse bury several people.

Local police say the rescue mission is underway to reach many people buried in an ice collapse on Mount Egger in the Swiss Alps.

Berne Cantonal police said in a statement on social media, that the iceberg took off shortly after mid -Saturday.

They said they launched a large -scale operation that included many rescue teams looking for people.

The EIGER summit is 3967 meters (13,000 feet) near Grindelwald, LAUTERBRUNNN and Wengen resorts.