No sign of missing children

Two children presumed to have been swept away by a swollen stream in central Switzerland are still missing, according to reports.

Switzerland suffered from a deluge of rain on Friday and Saturday, causing water levels to rise in some areas.

A girl aged 11 years old and a six-month old boy were reported missing late on Friday evening. A four year old girl survived the accident.

Officials believe that the three crossed a stream swollen by heavy rainfall near the village of Wolfenschiessen. The alarm was raised after the four year old managed to walk to a farm.

Parts of Italian-speaking Ticino, as well as central and southeastern Switzerland have suffered heavy rainfall over the weekend. Localised flooding and small landslips have been reported. The weather situation eased on Sunday, according to officials.

Elsewhere, a woman has died after rafting accident in the Bernese Oberland. Police said on Saturday that the woman, whose identity has not yet been fully established, died in hospital. The condition of a second woman also injured when the raft hit a rock cliff is said to be in grave.

They were part of a group, mostly of tourists from the United States, Australia and Ireland, on a rafting trip in the region on Friday. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known, police said.

Last year five Swiss soldiers died in a rafting accident in the Bernese Alps. The body of a sixth victim has not been found.

swissinfo.ch and agencies