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The municipality of Laufenberg. The photo shows a stone bridge over a river. On the bank of the other side of the river are buildings of various colours including white, green, yellow, blue and brown.

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Overnight earthquake in Germany felt in large areas of Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 27, 2024 An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale was felt throughout Switzerland during the early hours of Thursday.

A symbol image of a cordoned off area in the woods with police tape and orange cones.

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Missing man found dead at Giessbach Falls

This content was published on Jun 26, 2024 A man who went missing at Giessbach Falls near Brienz was recovered dead amidst difficult conditions on Tuesday morning.

A Skyguide air traffic controller looks at these screens from the control tower at Geneva International Airport

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Air traffic at Geneva Airport resumed

This content was published on Jun 26, 2024 Air traffic at Geneva Airport resumed on Wednesday morning after it had been closed for two hours on Tuesday evening due to flooding.

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Swiss traffic plans adapt to flood damaged A13

This content was published on Jun 25, 2024 Swiss railways to take up some slack from closed highway route.

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Further missing person reports during Swiss floods

This content was published on Jun 25, 2024 One person has died and five are missing as floods sweep parts of Switzerland.

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How Switzerland is trying to defeat extreme weather events

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 Nature is proving a more powerful and unpredictable force than concrete flood protection measures.

Two firefighters monitor the flow of the Rhone river with some equipment between Sierre and Chippis in Valais on Saturday 22 June 2024.

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Switzerland must adapt to changing flood risks, warns Swiss hydrologist

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 Unusually warm temperatures, most probably linked to the climate crisis, suggest the situation is changing and Switzerland needs to better adapt, says a Swiss expert.

A rescue worker walks with a dog along a flooded street with wreckage in the background

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Six hydroelectric power plants hit by flooding in southeast Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 Six hydroelectric power stations belonging to the energy group Axpo have been affected by flooding in the Misox region in canton Graubünden in southeast Switzerland.

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One dead, two missing after landslide in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 23, 2024 Three are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide in southeastern Graubünden, police have said. One woman was rescued alive on Saturday.

Swans are shown gliding across the flooded riverbanks of the Rhône river.

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Swiss resort of Zermatt off-limits due to flooding risk

This content was published on Jun 21, 2024 The banks of the Rhône river were being closed off to the public Friday due to flooding, and it was not possible to reach Zermatt by rail or car.

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