Although it should be up to 25 degrees in Austria during the weekend, our neighboring country Switzerland sinks in deep snow in deep snow. At least 55 were measured on the Mountain Pass Large St. Bernhard 100 centimeters of new snow, in Zermatt’s mercy ski area.
Zermatt is even cut off from the outside world and influenced by power failure, as a representative of the tourist office said. On social media joy that you can currently make progress on the street than by car.
The snowstorm at this time of the year is unusual. In the Canton Valais and in parts of Bern and Ticino, a large avalanche danger of the second highest risk level was performed on Thursday.
For safety reasons, the Capital Sitten Valais was closed for all car and pedestrian traffic. The authorities asked the population to stay at home because trees had fallen due to the snowfall. Moreover, the schools of the Canton were closed on Thursday.
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Flooding possible
Because there was also a lot of rain in some places, there is a “moderate” risk of flooding on waters such as the Rhone of Lake Maggiore. The most intense phase will probably last until Thursday afternoon, it said.
Popular holiday areas in the Mediterranean Sea, such as in Italy, are currently also struggling with violent floods.
Source: Krone
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