The Local Switzerland

Government rejects plea for beaver damage compensation

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:51:35 +0100

Beavers cause an estimated one million francs a year of damage, according to supporters of a motion asking the federal government to pay compensation.

Model plane crashes through house roof

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:48:00 +0200

The residents of a house in Sargans in the canton of Saint Gallen got a shock when they returned home to find a gaping hole in their roof and the wreckage of a model plane on the floor.

Switzerland on alert as storms draw in

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:50:00 +0200

Swiss authorities have warned that violent storms with winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour are to be expected in the country on Friday.