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  Lightning killed 97 blacknose sheep in the Binn valley in Valais during last week’s storms.

• Heat alerts ease

  Vaud and Valais have called off their heatwave alerts as thunderstorms move in and temperatures drop.

• Warning to stay off the Matterhorn

  Switzerland's mountain guides are now telling climbers to stay off the Matterhorn entirely, as the heatwave makes conditions there dangerous.