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Severe Flooding and Landslides Isolate Swiss Towns, Three Missing

Heavy rains and melting snow trigger flash floods and landslides, cutting off Zermatt and causing evacuations in Graubünden.

  • Three people are missing after a landslide in Misox, Graubünden, where rescue operations are ongoing.
  • The popular tourist destination of Zermatt has been cut off due to flooding, halting all train and road access.
  • Authorities have evacuated 230 residents in Valais as the Rhone River reached critical levels.
  • Emergency services are on high alert, advising residents to avoid lower parts of their homes and stay away from swollen rivers.
  • In France, 97 people were stranded in La Berarde due to similar flooding conditions, requiring helicopter evacuations.
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