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Rainy weather last days worried:
Continuous precipitation of the last days have caused landslides. Consequently, torrential lavas and landslides in several regions of Switzerland. Therefore, The risk of bad weather was still high on Monday. Meanwhile, especially in German regions
From Meiringen (Be) to Glaris, the Confederation issued a level 4 weather alert (“Grand Danger”). For example, A “notable danger” (level 3) is in force in large parts of the Bernese Oberland. Furthermore, in the canton of Lucerne, in central Switzerland and to Lac de Constance.
The road from Axen (UR) between Sisikon. Meanwhile, the TellSplatte will remain closed until Tuesday morning announced the Federal Roads Office (OFROU). Moreover, Land lands and falls of stone blocks have touched the section several times since Saturday.
The rain caused several landslides on Sunday evening in Brienz (GR), a Grison Village evacuated since November. In addition, Ten thousand rainy weather last days worried cubic meters of rock fell on the equipment amassed above the village and which already threatens to fall. The risk of significant destruction, because the amassed material is now traveling twice as fast.
Canton of Bern Touched – Rainy weather last days worried
The bad weather of the last days also made a rocky area more unstable above Kandersteg. in the Bernese Oberland. Since Sunday evening. landslides and muds are occurred on the rocky flank of the “Spitze Stei” area, south of the very touristy Lac d’Oeschinen.
Preventive measures were taken in Bern where the city firefighters installed anti-grinding mobile barriers in the neighborhoods close to. the AAR. They also set up pumps to evacuate the water.
These measures were taken after the opening in Thoune of an evacuation gallery to avoid a flood of the lake. which caused an increase in the flow of the AAR.
Centennial rain
The regions affected by the bad weather rainy weather last days worried of the last days extend from the northern slope of. the Alps to the canton of Glaris said on Monday in Keystone-ATS. In Bisisthal (SZ). the Gadmental (Bernese Oberland), the Federal Meteorology and Climatology Office recorded up to 109 millimeters of rain in three days.
In Langnau Am Albis (ZH) and Bözberg (AG), it also fell up to 106 mm. These heavy rains have often fallen in a very short time like in Bözberg. For Météosuisse, this is an event that only occurs once every 50 to 100 years.
Between Thursday. Monday morning, in a large part of the central and eastern plateau, the quantities of rain corresponded to those that occur every two to eight years. In the canton of Schaffhe, we have measured precipitation of a frequency of about ten years.
Unwilling forecast
This situation is explained by time in Switzerland currently dominated by low pressure. Wet air rainy weather last days worried arrives in the western and northern jerks, explains Thomas Kleiber de Météosuisse.
No sustainable improvement is expected by next week in German -speaking Switzerland. According to Mr. Kleiber, a more stable summer time could return to mid-August, but forecasts remain uncertain. On the other hand, the south of Switzerland could experience more sunny and warmer conditions.
For the national holiday of August 1, the forecasts for the Meteonews private service are rather pessimistic. In the afternoon and evening, showers are expected in the plain as in the mountains, with possible thunderstorms. The probability of rain, lightning and even thunder is raised for this date.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
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