Canton Valais has announced initial emergency measures following the deadly fire in Crans-Montana.
Each victim who was hospitalized or died will receive immediate financial assistance of CHF 10,000.
The canton has also opened a donation account and plans to create an independent foundation to manage and distribute the funds.
In addition, the government has decided to ban pyrotechnic devices in venues open to the public and is coordinating with municipalities to strengthen safety measures.
Lake Geneva steamships at risk
A majority of National Councillors want the Confederation to step in to rescue Lake Geneva's historic steamships
Lausanne prison overcrowding meeting
A new forum in Lausanne drew more than 500 people over the weekend to debate the Lake Geneva region's record prison overcrowding
New motorway faces opposition
Geneva and five neighbouring communes have filed legal challenges against the A412 motorway in Haute-Savoie, fearing a flood of extra traffic through Rive gauche villages once the road opens
Process underway to find new Swiss President
Guy Parmelin's successor on the Federal Council must be chosen by December, with the UDC under pressure to put forward a woman for only the second time in a quarter-century
Weekend Geneva protest
Around 1,500 people marched through Geneva on Saturday to demand Switzerland impose sanctions on Israel, three years after the 7 October attacks that triggered the Gaza war
New app launch in Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds is testing a resident-only 'super-app' built on top of its local currency
