Two people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the southeast of the country Switzerland The fate of the third remains unknown, Ticino Cantonal Police announced today.
A police statement said: “Rescuers found the bodies of two people in the landslide that occurred in the Fontana area” in the northeastern part of the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Dead continues.
The same source said that rescue operations are particularly difficult due to bad weather conditions.
Residents of Prato-Sornico and the Maggia Valley were urged to evacuate homes near the Maggia River early this morning, as searches for missing people continued. Cantonal police said roads were closed and campsites along the river had been evacuated.
In June alone I saw massive flooding here in Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Florida, Minnesota, Ivory Coast, Thailand and China as well as record temperatures in India, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
Meanwhile, British police raid the homes of climate activists and arrest them https://t.co/7P7nMTCJJO
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In addition, the water washed away a bridge, closing a street in the camp.
The valleys near the Magia Valley are no longer accessible and electricity has been cut off. There is also no drinking water in part of the canton, according to the federal alert system Swissalert.
Most parts of Switzerland have been witnessing severe thunderstorms since Saturday afternoon, and the rain was very heavy.
Hopefully Paul isn’t the reason. Five people died two weeks ago due to flash floods. 58 people also died two years ago due to the same floods. Hospitals here in Switzerland were overwhelmed receiving what they called “climate refugees.”
Italy today:https://t.co/fWiul6CaFO
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Floods in the Rhone River and its tributaries, which were inundated by rain and melting snow, forced hundreds of people to flee and closed many roads, according to local authorities in Valais (southwestern Switzerland).
The country has already been hit by severe storms with unusually heavy rains over the past weekend, killing at least one person and causing extensive damage in its southeastern regions.
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