08-25-2005, 12:50 PM
<b>Floods and landslides cut off alpine villages</b>
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The Interlaken Ost station was more suitable for boats than trains
Floods and landslides have cut off many villages in the Bernese Alps. swissinfo reports from the tourist hub of Interlaken, between the lakes of Thun and Brienz.
Emergency services fought to stop the flood waters from swamping the Interlaken West railway station, the resort's last public transport link to the rest of the country.
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.htm...y=1124952869000
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The Interlaken Ost station was more suitable for boats than trains
Floods and landslides have cut off many villages in the Bernese Alps. swissinfo reports from the tourist hub of Interlaken, between the lakes of Thun and Brienz.
Emergency services fought to stop the flood waters from swamping the Interlaken West railway station, the resort's last public transport link to the rest of the country.
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.htm...y=1124952869000