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Swiss Alps Slammed by More Severe Flooding, Landslides

Swiss Alps Slammed by More Severe Flooding, Landslides

(Bloomberg) — Switzerland faced heavy rainfall and thunderstorms for the second weekend in a row, causing landslides, floods and property damage in the mountainous south of the country.   Two people died and another was missing following a mudslide, a bridge collapse cut off some valleys from access by land, and parts of the A9...

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Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides in Switzerland, 1 killed

Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides in Switzerland, 1 killed

Rescuers in Switzerland have found the body of one of three people a day after they were swept away in a rockslide that hit their Alpine village following massive thunderstorms and rainfall, authorities said Sunday. The other two are still missing. This aerial photograph shows diggers clearing an area in the Graubunden (Grisons) canton in...