Weather & Science
Switzerland on Alert as Heavy Rains Cause Floods, Landslides
- Popular tourist town of Zermatt was temporarily cut off
- Severe weather comes weeks after floods swept Germany
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Switzerland is on alert after heavy rainfall caused widespread damage in recent days, including triggering a landslide that buried part of a village in the country’s southeast.
Flood risks continue, the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology said on its website. The state broadcaster SRF said further landslides are possible as heavily saturated soil can’t properly absorb more rain.