No Swimming in the Rhône just yet.
Despiute the warm weather, the river is off-limits from tomorrow to June 6.
Swimming, fishing, boating, and sports are banned along the Rhône and Arve rivers while the Verbois dam is partially emptied.
The operation, led by Geneva Industrial Services, clears sediment build-up which is essential flood prevention for areas like La Jonction.
The river will reopen once cleanup is complete, depending on the weather.
Town gathers to mark fire victims
The people of Kerzers in Fribourg gathered in the town centre yesterday afternoon to mark the deaths of those killed in an horrific bus fire on Tuesday evening.
Nuclear power could return
Parliament seems to be turning back to nuclear power.
Valais village under rockfall fear
A rockfall is threatening another village - but it won't be buried, but flooded.
Migros loses millions on German venture
Swiss retail giant Migros is pulling out of Germany. It’s selling the Tegut Group, an organic supermarket chain with about 340 stores and more than 7,400 employees, mainly in central Germany.
Emergency roadside phones may go
Thousands of orange emergency call boxes along Switzerland’s autoroutes could soon disappear.
Fribourg bus fire kills 6
Another fire tragedy has struck Switzerland.
