1st July 2024
It was the second weekend in a row that heavy rain hit elements of Switzerland and northern Italy. NEW & UPDATED
Three folks died within the Ticino canton in Switzerland after a landslide.
Within the Valais area the physique of a person was discovered at a resort within the resort of Saas-Grund.
Police mentioned they believed he had been caught without warning by floodwaters.
Some mountain roads passes, together with the Gotthard Move that hyperlinks Switzerland and Italy, had been shut.
Railway strains had been additionally affected.
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The Swiss President, Viola Amherd, referred to as on the nation’s residents to remain alert and comply with official directions.
Ook verder naar het westen in Wallis overstromingen in de stedelijke gebieden door het vele water wat de #Rhone rivier moest afvoeren. Beelden overstromingen in Sierre / Chippis pic.twitter.com/gFYe6c00qN
— Johanns (Alpen)weer (@Alpenweerman) June 30, 2024
Floods, thunderstorms and landslides hit elements of the Italian Alps.
Firefighters carried out about 80 rescue operations, evacuating dozens of individuals within the northern Piedmont area.
Within the Aosta a number of villages had been minimize off attributable to overflowing rivers, heavy rain and landslides.
A essential scenario is unfolding in some alpine valleys throughout northwest Italy, the place persistent torrential rainfall related to extreme thunderstorms is now inflicting life-threatening flash flooding. That is footage from Noasca within the Orco Valley. Credit score: Professional-Loco Noasca pic.twitter.com/u4GkzvxQ45
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) June 29, 2024
It follows heavy rain final weekend that noticed the Swiss resort of Zermatt minimize off as water flowed via the village.
We reported on it on the time:
The flood dangers proceed for Lake Constance and the Rhone River, based on the Swiss Federal Workplace of Meteorology.
It stays unclear how the slopes on the handful of ski resorts that provide summer season glacier snowboarding had been affected.
Right here at PlaneSKI we might be updating this text as we obtain additional information.
