Flood alert for the Aare in the canton of Solothurn
Published: Wednesday, Dec 13th 2023, 18:40
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The canton of Solothurn issued a flood alert for sections of the Aare on Wednesday evening. The first measures to prevent flooding along the river at Obergösgen, Gretzenbach and Niedergösgen are the installation of stop logs.
The Solothurn authorities cited a combination of meltwater and heavy rainfall as the reason, which had led to a high water level in Lake Biel over the past few days.
Until now, the responsible authorities have been able to control the amount of water flowing into the Aare. Now, however, the defined limit has been exceeded, according to a statement issued on Wednesday evening. For this reason, the special water staff of the Solothurn cantonal command staff (KFS) had declared alert level 1 of two stages.
The population was called upon to exercise caution in the vicinity of watercourses.
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