A massive, but isolated, storm hit the town of Flawil in canton Sankt Gallen yesterday afternoon.
In only 2 hours, 60 litres of rain hit, according to Meteonews. That’s 5% of the area’s average annual rainfall.
Cellars were flooded and fire services had to pump out several properties.
Emergency services were called out 50 times in two hours.
The rain turned the roads into rivers. Locals say it will take several hours to fully determine the amount of damage.
More details on knife attacker
Police in canton Aargau have released more information about the street attack on Wednesday afternoon.
Electric cars becoming less popular
Electric car sales are slowing and more people don’t want one.
Defence budget boost likely to fail
A proposed CHF 15bn boost to the defence budget is not likely to get through the Council of States.
Swiss intelligence ignored warnings from CIA and MI6
Swiss intelligence officers are being criticised for ignoring warnings from their US and UK counterparts about the owners of a hotel near the military airbase in Meiringen in canton Bern.
Calls to close Geneva asylum centre
The local Swiss People’s Party in Plan-les-Ouates in Geneva is demanding the closure of an asylum seeker centre.
Busy roads this weekend
Another long weekend is upon us, and the warnings of delays and jams on the roads have been renewed.
