Two dead after landslide hits southern Switzerland
Some 200 litres of rain per square metre fell in the upper Maggia Valley in the space of 24 hours.
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After a landslide hit the Maggia Valley in canton Ticino, rescuers from Swiss Air-Rescue (Rega) recovered two bodies on Sunday. One person is still missing.
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The accident occurred in the Fontana area, according to cantonal police. They did not initially provide any information on the identity of the victims. Identification is underway, it said.
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The Maggia Valley was hit by heavy thunderstorms on Saturday evening and into the night. According to police, the cantonal road through the Maggia Valley is blocked, because a bridge collapsed in Visletto, a district of Cevio, Ticino. Several side valleys are therefore no longer accessible by road.
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The campsites along the Maggia and a summer camp in Mogno were also evacuated, it was reported.
The Swiss president, Viola Amherd, expressed her condolences on X (formerly Twitter). She wrote that her thoughts were with the people affected by the storms in several regions of Switzerland. Amherd urged caution: “The situation remains tense. Please take care and follow the instructions of the authorities.”
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