The danger of falling tree branches

Tuesday, 9 August 2022 06:30

Geneva residents are being warned to watch out for falling tree branches.

With the ongoing drought, trees could drop otherwise healthy branches as part of a survival mechanism, according to Pascal Sauvin from the Cantonal Environment Department.

He says it’s new risk factor we must all be aware of.

Only last week a falling branch narrowly missed sunbathers in the Parc des Bastions and another sent someone to hospital in the Jardin Anglais in June.

A report into the issue will be published later in the year.

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