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Seven dead after severe storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy

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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‘Catastrophic’ fate of missing skiers

‘Catastrophic’ fate of missing skiers

Five of six cross-country skiers who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend have been found dead, police confirmed Monday, with the search still on for the last person. The group of skiers, aged 21 to 58 and including five members of the same family, left the luxury ski resort town of Zermatt...