Thunderstorms lead to power cuts in two Graubünden municipalities
Published: Thursday, Jul 11th 2024, 22:50
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Thunderstorms led to power outages in two municipalities in the canton of Graubünden on Thursday evening. Fideris in Prättigau and parts of Obersaxen in Surselva were affected, according to the energy company Repower.
In Fideris, the power went out for around half an hour shortly before 8 p.m. due to a lightning strike. According to the statement, 420 customers were affected. For five electricity customers in Fideris-Raschitsch, however, the outage lasted for more than an hour.
In the Surselva, parts of Obersaxen lost power for 550 customers at around 8:30 pm. They had to wait just under an hour and a half until the supply was restored. This interruption was also caused by thunderstorms.
The Swiss government warned on Thursday of further storms in Switzerland over the next few days. The first thunderstorms moved across Switzerland in the evening. The risk of thunderstorms was expected to last until Sunday night. The highest risk of severe damage was in the cantons of Ticino and Bergell.
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