The Local Switzerland

Swiss village to be evacuated for ten years over explosion fears

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:27:24 +0100

Residents of a Swiss village have been told they may have to leave their homes for over a decade while a nearby World War II munitions store is cleared out.

Passengers evacuated after false bomb alarm on train

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:03:30 +0100

Around 50 passengers had to be evacuated from a train in the canton of St Gallen on Tuesday evening amid fears an unattended case contained a bomb.

Swiss in nuke zones to get disaster kits

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:47:00 +0100

In the coming days, some 630,000 households across Switzerland will receive information packs about what to do in the event of a nuclear disaster.