Four people died and two were missing in Switzerland on Sunday (June 30) after violent thunderstorms and melting snow caused flooding and landslides in two southern cantons, and also affected parts of Italy. Three of the victims were killed early on Sunday in a landslide in the remote Maggia valley, in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton...
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Four Dead, Several Missing In Southern Switzerland Floods, Rescue Operation Underway
Home News Four Dead, Several Missing In Southern Switzerland Floods, Rescue Operation Underway Switzerland’s Valais canton police said that another man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund, adding that initial findings suggested he could have been taken by surprise by the rapidly rising waters, as reported by CNN. Four Dead, Several Missing In...
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Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland
GENEVA: Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Three people in their 70s and 80s died in France’s northeastern Aube region on Saturday when a tree crushed the car they were travelling in during fierce winds, the local authority...
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Storm and torrential rain lash France, Switzerland and Italy, leaving seven dead
TOPSHOT – An aerial picture taken on June 30, 2024 shows the A9 motorway A9 partially flooded near Sierre, western Switzerland. | Photo Credit: AFP Ferocious storms and torrential rain that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven persons dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Three persons in their 70s and 80s...
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Seven dead after severe storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Three people died after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said Sunday. Elsewhere in Switzerland, a man was found dead in...
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Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy Three people died after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said Sunday....
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At least 4 dead, 1 missing after flooding in southern Switzerland | CNN
CNN — At least four people have died and another is missing due to flooding this weekend in southern Switzerland, according to local police and Swiss state media. Three people were killed in a landslide in the Maggia Valley, Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported. Police in Switzerland’s Valais canton said another man was found dead...
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Four dead after flooding and landslides in Switzerland and northern Italy
At least four people have died after storms led to extensive flooding and landslides in Switzerland and northern Italy. The bodies of three people were recovered following a landslide in the Fontana area of the Maggia valley in the Italian-speaking Ticino state on the southern side of the Swiss Alps. Both southern and western parts...
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Storms in Switzerland and Italy cause flooding and landslides, leaving at least 4 people dead – World News
Flooding and landslides fatal The Associated Press – Jun 30, 2024 / 6:25 am | Story: 494973 Photo: The Canadian Press The bridge in Visletteo destroyed due to the storm, in Visletto, in the Maggia Valley, southern Switzerland on Sunday June 30, 2024. Storms in Switzerland and northern Italy caused extensive flooding and landslides, leaving...
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Five dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left five people dead, local authorities said. Three people in their 70s and 80s died in France’s north-eastern Aube region on Saturday when a tree crushed the car in which they were travelling during fierce winds, the local authority told Agence...
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At least two dead as storms in Switzerland cause flooding and landslide
Storms in southern Switzerland caused a landslide that left two people dead and one missing, and a bridge over a small river collapsed, police said on Sunday. Storms and heavy rain affected southern and western Switzerland on Saturday and overnight, with the worst-hit areas in the Italian-speaking Ticino canton (state), on the southern side of...
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Storms in Switzerland cause flooding and a landslide that left at least 2 people dead
BERLIN — Storms in southern Switzerland caused a landslide that left two people dead and one missing, and a bridge over a small river collapsed, police said Sunday. Storms and heavy rain affected southern and western Switzerland on Saturday and overnight, with the worst-hit areas in the Italian-speaking Ticino canton (state), on the southern side...