Rescue teams that had been sent to Turkey to help in the search for survivors following the massive earthquakes last week, have started to return home.
The first flight landed at Zurich last night.
Over the past week, the 87 people and eight specialized dogs, saved 11 – including a six month old baby and his mother.
Public donations to help the victims of the quakes continue to flow in. Swiss Solidarity says so far it has collected CHF 16m and it’s still getting around a million a day.
'On the Water Festival' great success
Nearly 3,000 people took to Lake Geneva on Saturday for the second edition of the ‘On The Water Geneva Festival’ — dancing from their boats to music blasted out in 360 degrees from a floating barge.
Nearly a million for Zurich parade
Around 900,000 dance music fans turned out for Zurich’s 33rd Street Parade on Saturday — despite the heat.
Woman found dead on Mont-Blanc
A Russian mountaineer in her sixties has been found dead in a crevasse on the Glacier du Tour on Mont Blanc.
Sugar beet crop wiped out
Sugar beet farmers are facing a disastrous harvest, with drought and extreme heat killing crops before they mature.
Summer ski areas close
Saas-Fee has become the latest ski resort to suspend summer skiing because of the heat.
Russia gets involved with upcoming neutrality vote
Russia is openly campaigning for a yes vote on the upcoming neutrality referendum.
