The Swiss government wants to secure additional financial aid for cantons Graubünden, Ticino, Valais, Vaud and Bern following the severe storms last summer. It is requesting additional credits totaling CHF56.5 million ($67 million) from parliament. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In June and July, several severe storms occurred in cantons Graubünden, Ticino, Valais and Vaud. They claimed at least ten lives and caused extensive damage. On August 12, another severe storm occurred in the Bernese Oberland, which also caused considerable damage in some places. + How Switzerland is trying to defeat extreme weather events According to an analysis by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the affected cantons will have to spend a total of around CHF119 million to achieve a level of safety comparable to that before the storms. The additional federal credits totalling CHF56.5 million requested by the government on Friday for participation in the ...
