After a couple of weeks of high temperatures, storms raged across Switzerland during the night. The southern canton of Ticino, in particular, was hit by heavy flooding which forced several roads and train tracks to close.
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More than 1,000 people have died from natural hazards in Switzerland over the past 70 years, with more than a third of deaths caused by avalanches.
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The brunt was borne by the Bernese Oberland, the mountain cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden in central Switzerland and various valleys in canton Valais in the French-speaking part of the country. Flooding resulted in a number of deaths and billions of francs worth of damage. Various measures were adopted to ensure that this wouldn’t happen…
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