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    Severe storms in Switzerland – Geneva airspace restricted | Vaud: 9 municipalities without Landline network


    Severe storms in Switzerland – Geneva airspace restricted | Vaud: 9 municipalities without Landline network

    https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/unwetter-in-der-schweiz-luftraum-genf-eingeschraenkt-waadt-9-gemeinden-ohne-festnetz

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      *(I highly recommend using the App Alertswiss)

      Article:

      >- Thunderstorms and heavy rain flooded areas in the Basel region and Vaud on Tuesday evening. As a result, landline telephony was down in nine Vaud municipalities.

      >- Skyguide had to temporarily close the airspace in the Geneva area due to flooding at the air traffic control center. According to Skyguide, operations are now back up and running with reduced capacity.

      >- There have been no reports of injuries so far.

      >Landline telephony was also down in nine municipalities in Vaud early on Wednesday morning due to the storm, according to the federal alert app Alertswiss*. The municipalities affected are Pampigny, SĂ©very, Clarmont, Apples, Yens, Cottens, Reverolle, Villars sous Yens and Bussy Chardonay. Emergency services can only be reached via the mobile network.

      >The storm had previously caused flooding in nearby Morges. In the Vaud municipality on Lake Geneva, the river of the same name overflowed its banks in several places in the city. Terraces were flooded, water entered shops and restaurants.

      >__Flooding also in Baselbiet__

      >In northwestern Switzerland, the Basel-Landschaft cantonal police registered several hundred reports of flooded cellars, power outages and other damage in Liestal on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Keystone-SDA news agency said.

      >In addition to Liestal, Frenkendorf and FĂĽllinsdorf were also particularly affected. Flooding also occurred in Pratteln, as pictures show.

      >__Airspace around Geneva temporarily closed__

      >Shortly after 10 p.m., the air traffic control company Skyguide had to close the airspace around Geneva. Storms had led to flooding in the basement of the control center, which had impaired the cooling of the data center, writes Skyguide. As a result, neither take-offs nor landings were possible at Geneva airport until the night flight ban at midnight.

      >Operations have now resumed, writes Skyguide. However, capacity will be reduced by 50 percent until further notice. The air traffic control company also writes that it will continue to monitor the situation on an ongoing basis. Geneva Airport has meanwhile announced via X that there will be disruptions to air traffic.