08-25-2005, 10:33 PM
<b>Swiss assess damage after devastating floods</b>
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Clean-up operations were in full swing on Thursday after flooding caused serious damage in many parts of Switzerland.
As the situation eased, the deathtoll rose to five and insurers estimated the economic cost of the natural disaster at more than SFr1 billion ($0.8 billion).
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.htm...y=1124998625000
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<b>Experts warn of more floods</b>
The Swiss Meteorological Office has sent out a stark warning that the country should brace itself for more severe flooding in future.
An increase in the average temperature in Switzerland of between 1.2 and 1.5 degrees Celsius in the past 150 years is being blamed for the intense periods of heavy rainfall witnessed last weekend.http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107&sid=6033168&cKey=1124896873000
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Clean-up operations were in full swing on Thursday after flooding caused serious damage in many parts of Switzerland.
As the situation eased, the deathtoll rose to five and insurers estimated the economic cost of the natural disaster at more than SFr1 billion ($0.8 billion).
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.htm...y=1124998625000
<img src='http://www.swissinfo.org/xobix_media/images/sri/2005/sriimg20050824_6032854_0.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<b>Experts warn of more floods</b>
The Swiss Meteorological Office has sent out a stark warning that the country should brace itself for more severe flooding in future.
An increase in the average temperature in Switzerland of between 1.2 and 1.5 degrees Celsius in the past 150 years is being blamed for the intense periods of heavy rainfall witnessed last weekend.http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107&sid=6033168&cKey=1124896873000