Overall Green Flood alert in Switzerland from 31 May 2024 01:00 UTC to 11 Jun 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Switzerland

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1102663
Death:	0
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Switzerland
From - To	31 May - 11 Jun

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Thurgau Canton, Switzerland, Early to Mid-June 2024Heavy rain from 09 June 2024 caused streams and rivers to overflow in areas of Thurgau Canton, Switzerland. The second-highest danger level was in effect at Lake Constance. Some lakeside areas were under water in Gottlieben and Berlingen.Wed 12 Jun 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 16 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Insured losses from central European floods seen up to $3.2bln, RMS sa ... 2024-06-14T15:32+0200.

Insured losses from heavy floods in central Europe between May 30 and June 3 are likely to total between 2 billion and 3 billion euros ($2.1-3.2 billion), Moody's RMS said on Friday. The bulk of the losses are likely to come from southern G

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Jordan, Switzerland Discuss Joint Water Projects2024-06-13T13:44+0200.

- Jordan News Agency) Amman, June 13 (Petra) - Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Saud met with Swiss Ambassador Emilija Georgieva on Thursday to discuss collaborative efforts on sustainable water projects in Jordan. In a statement,

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Storms raise flood alert level on Lake Constance2024-06-10T17:01+0200.

On Sunday, a thunderstorm worsened the flooding situation on Lake Constance in northeast Switzerland. Check out our selection of newsletters. Subscribe here. In canton Thurgau, the fire brigade had to pump out several flooded cellars. In Be

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Catastrophe alert in southern Germany: firefighter lifeless2024-06-08T22:59+0200.

A firefighter died within the Bavarian city of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm when his rubber dinghy capsized throughout an operation with three colleagues, a spokesman for the authorities stated on Sunday. He was recovered lifeless within the mor

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