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Floods, landslides cause nearly $180 million of damage

March 19, 2018 Reprints

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research said that floods and landslides caused an estimated 170 million Swiss francs ($178.3 million) worth of damage last year, Swissinfo.ch reported. Floods or debris flows accounted for 94% of the damage, while landslides contributed 2% and rockfalls nearly 4%. Thunderstorms and heavy rains caused about 66% of the disasters. Floods in the Zofingen region in Aargau canton in July and the rock avalanche near the village of Bondo in Graubunden canton in August caused the most damage.

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