Three individuals are lacking after floods swept by way of the city of Misaux within the alpine valley of Graubünden in southeastern Switzerland.
A large thunderstorm on Friday night time induced a river to burst its banks, flooding streets and prompting the evacuation of dozens of residents from their houses, native authorities stated.
Additional west, the Alpine resort of Zermatt has been remoted by floodwaters.
The city is situated on the foot of the long-lasting Matterhorn mountain, and photographs confirmed flooding ravaging streets on Friday.
Practice companies between Visp and Zermatt have been suspended and the street between Täsch and Zermatt has been closed, making the resort utterly impassable.
Authorities are bracing for some overflows, limiting public entry to the banks of the Rhone and its tributaries from Friday.
The cantonal authorities of Graubünden stated it was “paying shut consideration” to the scenario and expressed its gratitude to native emergency companies.
