Seven people were hit in a lightning strike during a soccer game on Sunday, as heavy rain over the weekend broke Switzerland's recent dry spell. 

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Seven hit in lightning strike on soccer field

Seven people were hit in a lightning strike during a soccer game on Sunday, as heavy rain over the weekend broke Switzerland's recent dry spell. 

Published: 16 May 2011 15:44 CEST

Three people were hospitalized after the incident on a soccer field in Canton Thurgau, northeastern Switzerland, said a report on the Corriere del Ticino newspaper.

The lightning stroke during a match between Sirnach and Weesen, two local teams playing in a minor league.

The heavy rainfall over the weekend brought relief after the longest dry spell on record in Switzerland, which has brought sunny weather and balmy temperatures across the country.

FLOODS

Swiss storms: Town in Vaud hit by ‘flood of the century’

Storms described as 'unprecedented' hit the Swiss canton of Vaud overnight on Tuesday and left one town underwater.

Published: 26 June 2024 09:11 CEST
Swiss storms: Town in Vaud hit by 'flood of the century'

The weather website meteonews.ch  described the storms that hit Vaud on Tuesday night as being “exceptional” and “unprecedented”. Another news site said it was the “flood of a century”.

Around one month’s rain fall fell in just an hour and caused major flooding in the town of Morges, which stands on the banks of Lake Geneva.

The river Morges broke its banks around 6pm and left much of the town underwater as images posted on social media reveal.

Roads and car parks were left underwater, houses and underground car parks were flooded.

One Morges resident told local media they had not seen scenes like it in 20 years of living there.

Some drivers were left stranded in flooded tunnels and had to be rescued.

The floods in Vaud come after the canton of Graubünden and the famous resort of Zermatt were it by flooding at the weekend.

The weather forecast for the coming days suggests more storms could hit parts of Switzerland at the weekend.

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