Saas Valley in southern Switzerland remains isolated after landslide

Storms and heavy rain have triggered a landslide that closed the main cantonal road into the Saas Valley in southern Switzerland on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Saaservispa mountain stream is overflowing its banks in several places, Swiss public radio, SRF, reported on Thursday morning. Officials in the Saas Valley had tried to make the necessary preparations ahead of heavy rain on Wednesday. “We already set up excavators on the side streams yesterday evening,” said Bruno Ruppen, the mayor of Saas-Grund. “This morning, from half past six, it started raining harder, but as of now, we have the water under control.” + Valais storm damage estimated at CHF125 million Despite the efforts, a landslide occurred on the access road from Stalden to Saas-Grund and a mudslide tore away a bridge near Eisten. The cantonal road is therefore temporarily closed. “It will be open to traffic again tomorrow at the earliest," said Ruppen. + How Switzerland is ...