Heavy storm damage and severe flooding in Switzerland

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “De Sight” publication, the occurrence of severe storm and flood in Switzerland has caused a lot of damages. It continues locally and with less intensity. The cantons of Graubünden and Valais were particularly affected by these weather conditions.

The search for the three missing people began on Sunday in the Miseaux valley north of Lake Como in the canton. Grabunden continued. The houses of the residents of this area were destroyed by landslides during the storm on Friday. Another woman who had first disappeared was found alive on Saturday morning.

Heavy rain also destroyed a 200-meter section of the A 13 highway towards Italy. The repair work of this highway will take months. This highway is used a lot especially during the holiday season and especially when there is traffic in front of the Gotthard tunnel. It is famous itself, it has no connection with the outside world. Due to the storm, both the railway line and the access roads of this country were closed. The city’s tourism information office wrote on Facebook: “The situation is calming down.” According to him, the streams overflowed their banks and flowed down the valley. After the railway was shut down on Friday afternoon, the first trains were allowed to travel to Zermatt again on Saturday evening. It has invaded this area. Along with the heavy melting of snow this year, the heavy rains have caused flooding and including the Vispa River overflowing its banks. The storm closed. Authorities in the canton of Valais also banned people from walking on the banks of the Rhône because of the risk of flooding. A similar ban was also imposed in the neighboring region of Vaud Chablais.

Weather service MeteoNews reported 125 mm of rain in 24 hours in Graubünden on Saturday. An average of 154 milliliters of rain is normal in this area throughout June. There were also more than 7,000 lightning strikes during the same period.

Media reported that three people are still missing in Switzerland after Friday’s severe storm. Rain continued in places on Sunday, but was less intense. Trains headed for the tourist resort of Zermatt on the Matterhorn for the first time after a more than 24-hour break on Saturday evening.

The search for the three missing today is Sunday in the Missox Valley. It continued north of Lake Como in the canton of Graubünden. Their houses were destroyed by landslides late on Friday.

According to the Cantonment Police, heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides occurred in the area. . The Missoux Valley south of the San Bernardino Pass on the Italian border was particularly affected. Dozens of people left their homes as a precaution. The streets were flooded. The police warned against entering warehouses or underground parking lots and asked people to stay away from floods. In Valais, around 230 people were forced to leave their homes, he told Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. More than 200 firefighters and dozens of other forces were alerted.

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