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Bad weather in Switzerland: flights from and to Bern cancelled or diverted

Zurich, Switzerland - Various victims caused by floods

Heavy rains of these days have provoked landslides and floods hitting several Swiss cantons, as Lucerna, Obvaldo, Svitto, Zurich, Bern and Friburgo. More than 1500 persons have been forced to leave their own house by air-bridge performed with Civil Defence helicopters. Also Swiss Army has been deployed in order to carry aid to people remained in villages cut off due to failures to telephone lines,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125560
Rome, Italy, 08/23/2005 15:37
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