It’s already a record year for insurance pay-outs due to weather damage.
The bill is likely to be above half a billion francs.
Figures from one company, AXA, suggests it will be paying out on 33,000 claims to a total of CHF 143m.
While property will form a large chunk of the claims, farmers are also claiming for crop damage. That could be CHF 44m.
But insurance companies are expecting more claims to come in, especially relating to property damage owned by local governments.
Parcel bomb explodes in Grange-Canal
A parcel bomb exploded in a letter box in Grange-Canal yesterday afternoon. Geneva police sealed off a large section of the area.
After autoroute rejection- what now?
A major debate is raging on what to do with the money that would have used to expand the autoroute network.
Passerelle simply too expensive
It seems it was the cost which sank the idea of the pedestrian bridge running next to the Pont du Mont Blanc.
Stolen cello recovered
A valuable cello stolen in Geneva a couple of months ago has been recovered, undamaged.
Kebab shop owner fined for bad meat
A kebab shop owner in canton Sankt Gallen has been fined after customers fell ill due to infected meat.
Move to make winter tyres compulsory
A national parliamentarian is preparing a motion that would make all car owners fit winter tyres.
