Violent thunderstorms hit Switzerland from west to east on Sunday One person was seriously injured and there were several traffic disruptions due to falling trees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The injured man was hit by a fallen branch in canton Bern and was taken to hospital by a helicopter of the Swiss air rescue service Rega. Falling trees and branches caused traffic disruptions in Biel and throughout the Seeland, a police spokeswoman said. Wind gusts reached 140 km/h in Neuchâtel and 127 km/h in Grenchen, the meteorological service Meteonews reported on the X social network. The violence of the storm prompted the organisers of an open-air festival in Neuchâtel to evacuate the event site and cancel concerts. The material damage to the festival infrastructure is considerable. A severe storm warning was issued for practically the entire northern side of the Alps. Translated from Italian by DeepL/mga How we work We select the most relevant news for an ...
