Nearly 140 millimeters of rain were recorded this Saturday morning in several towns in Ticino, causing flooding.
Firefighters have already had to intervene Friday in Bissone (TI) after a landslide, caused by heavy rains.
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Heavy rains cause the first floods in Ticino. Nearly 140 millimeters of rain were recorded in parts of the township on Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, nearly 141 millimeters of rain fell on the Magadino plain, and 126 mm in Lugano, according to SRF Meteo. The first floods and landslides already occurred on Friday in this canton, near Gandria on Lake Lugano, north of Bellinzona and near Madonna di Ponte.
A lot of rain also fell in Graubünden, as in Soglio (108 mm). A rockfall on the road between Ilanz and Trun has been reported.
The southwestern region of Valais is not spared either. At Lake Emosson, a total of 93 millimeters of rain was measured on Saturday morning.
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