Appenzell village is named ‘lightning capital’ of Switzerland In total, 29,000 lightning strikes were recorded in 2024 throughout Switzerland, 12% fewer than in 2023. Keystone-SDA ...

Around 300 people live in Blatten, which is located in southern Switzerland's Loetschental valley. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed amid the risk of ...

Gonten in canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes recorded the highest number of lightning strikes per square kilometre in Switzerland last year. Two other mun Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...