Four people died in Switzerland today and two others are missing after floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in southeastern Switzerland, weather phenomena that also hit parts of Italy. Three of the victims were killed early today in a landslide in the Maggia Valley, in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino, according to a police statement. The three bodies were recovered in the Fontana district of the Maggia Valley and are currently being identified, while another person is missing in a neighboring area, Ticino authorities said. A bridge was swept away by the waters, blocking a road in the cantonment, complicating rescue efforts. Much of Switzerland has been hit by severe thunderstorms since yesterday, Saturday afternoon, and the rainfall is very heavy. Flooding of the Rhone and its tributaries, swollen by rainwater and melting ice, has forced hundreds of people to evacuate and has also closed many roads, according to local […]
Source: News Beast

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