Clean-up begins after sudden storms flood roads and halt air traffic in Geneva

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No-one was hurt, although air travel was affected.

Clean-up crews and business owners are inspecting the damage after sudden storms lashed south-western Switzerland the previous night, sending torrents of water through roads and temporarily halting air traffic at Geneva’s airport.Civic leaders said no-one was injured but that water flows hit 43 cubic metres per second, well above the 100-year record of 34 cubic metres per second.

Olivier Duding of Swiss weather forecaster MeteoSuisse said the French border town of Auberson received nearly 113 millimetres of rain in two hours, the third-highest level over such a period in Switzerland since detailed record-keeping began in 1981.We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues.

 

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