Nine people evacuated from the Bavona Valley so far
Published: Saturday, Jul 6th 2024, 10:50
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Evacuations have been underway in the upper Maggia Valley since Saturday morning due to further heavy rainfall. Nine people have already been flown out of the Bavona Valley. Three people reported missing are still being searched for.
Nine other people were in the very center of the Bavona Valley in the village of San Carlo, explained Renato Pizolli, communications officer of the Ticino crisis unit, on Saturday morning at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.
This zone has been classified as "safe" by the crisis management team. A Ticino cantonal police hot spot was also set up there, Pizolli added.
The evacuations from the upper Maggia Valley were still underway on Saturday morning. Pizolli stated that it was not yet possible to estimate how many people would be flown out in total. Some of the people living in the endangered zones would move to relatives or friends at short notice. The evacuations began on Friday.
Nine people were reported missing after the storms last weekend. Six of them could only be recovered dead, three people are still being searched for.
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