A flood alert on a hot and sunny day! Our video

Natural hazardsVideoJuly 31, 2014

An intense thunderstorm caused severe flooding in Emmental and surrounding villages. But the damages would have been even bigger had the water level of the river Aare not been lowered to be able to take up the high discharge of the river Emme. Read more about the terrible flooding in the report of our flood resilience specialist.

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