DEADLY STORMS RAVAGE FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND ITALY, LEAVING SEVEN DEAD

Mon 01 July 2024:

Severe storms and torrential rains wreaked havoc across France, Switzerland, and Italy over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of seven people, according to local authorities.

In France’s north-eastern Aube region, three individuals in their 70s and 80s lost their lives on Saturday when their car was crushed by a falling tree amidst fierce winds. A fourth passenger remains in critical condition, authorities reported to Agence France-Presse.

🇮🇹 Torrential rain causes severe flooding in Italy

Severe flooding in Italy is caught on camera as torrential rain has caused dramatic flooding and landslides in northwestern Italy, near the French border. Scientists have linked extreme weather to the effects of climate change.… pic.twitter.com/ickDaRJvls

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In Switzerland, four fatalities have been confirmed, with one person still missing. Three deaths occurred due to a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.

Further tragedy struck in Switzerland’s south-west canton of Valais, where a man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund, likely surprised by a sudden flood surge. Another individual is reported missing in Valais, where civil security services evacuated several hundred people and closed roads following overflowing rivers, including the Rhone.

In response to the disaster, civil security services are managing evacuations, including 300 people from a football tournament in Peccia and nearly 70 from a holiday camp in Mogno. The severe weather has made rescue operations challenging, with some areas inaccessible and cut off from essential services like electricity and drinking water.

Scientists emphasize that these extreme weather events, including floods and storms, are becoming more severe, frequent, and prolonged due to climate change driven by human activity.

The impact of the storms also extended to southeastern Switzerland last weekend, claiming one life and causing significant damage. Meanwhile, in northern Italy’s Aosta Valley, internet users shared striking images of floods and swollen rivers cascading down mountain slopes.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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