The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two feared dead as small plane crashes into Lake Constance Two people are feared dead after a small airplane crashed into Lake Constance on Tuesday on its way from Zurich to Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170808/two-feared-dead-as-small-plane-crashes-into-lake-constance Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:42:06 +0200 two-feared-dead-as-small-plane-crashes-into-lake-constance Four-year-old crashes boat into ferry on Swiss lake A 42-year-old man and his son were injured when their rental motorboat collided with a ferry on Lake Constance on Sunday after the father left his son, aged four, at the wheel. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170620/four-year-old-crashes-boat-into-ferry-on-swiss-lake Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:37:26 +0200 four-year-old-crashes-boat-into-ferry-on-swiss-lake Switzerland steps up fight against bird flu Restrictions will be placed on the living arrangements of all domestic and farmed birds in Switzerland on Wednesday as the country steps up measures to stop the spread of bird flu. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161115/switzerland-steps-up-fight-against-bird-flu Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:40:15 +0100 switzerland-steps-up-fight-against-bird-flu Swiss chickens at risk after bird flu hits Lake Constance Swiss authorities are taking measures to prevent the spread of bird flu after more than 80 wild birds were found dead in Lake Constance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161111/swiss-chickens-at-risk-after-bird-flu-hits-lake-constance Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:47:47 +0100 swiss-chickens-at-risk-after-bird-flu-hits-lake-constance 'Unforgettable' Swiss opera legend dies Swiss opera singer Lisa Della Casa, renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Richard Strauss's works, has died aged 93, the Vienna Opera where she performed for many years announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121211/unforgettable-swiss-opera-legend-della-casa-dies Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0100 unforgettable-swiss-opera-legend-della-casa-dies Truck on tracks derails Thurgau regional train A regional train derailed on Monday after crashing into a transport truck at a railway crossing in Kradolf, a community in the canton of Thurgau, eastern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121126/truck-in-crossing-derails-thurgau-train Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:34:00 +0100 truck-in-crossing-derails-thurgau-train