Four dead after floods and landslides in Switzerland and northern Italy | World news

Both the south and the west of Switzerland were affected by heavy rainfall, and in northern Italy there were also floods, thunderstorms and landslides in various regions.

At least four people have died after storms caused severe flooding and landslides in Switzerland and northern Italy.

The bodies of three people have been recovered following a landslide in the Fontana area of ​​the Maggia Valley in Italian-speaking Ticino on the southern side of the Swiss Alps.

Both the south and the west of Switzerland are affected by heavy rainfall.

Campsites along the Maggia river were evacuated, while part of the Visletto road bridge collapsed.

A person was reported missing in the nearby Lavizzara Valley.

Further north, the Rhone overflowed its banks in several areas of the Valais, flooding a road and a railway line.

The valleys south of the Rhone were soaked by particularly heavy rainfall, police said.

The body of a man who had been reported missing by his partner was found in a hotel in the Alpine resort of Saas-Grund early Sunday.

It is assumed that he was surprised by the flood.

According to police, another man has been missing since Saturday evening in the Binn area in the upper Rhone Valley near the Italian border.

Floods, thunderstorms and landslides also occurred in various regions in northern Italy.

Italian firefighters in the northern Piedmont region said they had carried out about 80 rescue operations and evacuated dozens of people.

Two adults and a three-month-old girl were rescued after rising waters left them stuck in their car between Montanaro and San Benigno Canavese, firefighters said.

In the Aosta Valley region, several villages were cut off from the outside world because streams had overflowed their banks.

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In Greece, dozens of firefighters battled a forest fire south of Athens on Sunday.

Supported by 17 seaplanes, they fought the flames in a sparsely populated area near the town of Keratea, 35 kilometers south of the Greek capital.

As television footage showed, at least one house was on fire.

Dozens of forest fires have broken out in large parts of Greece due to the heat and wind. People are advised to avoid forest areas.

In Turkey, holidaymakers were reportedly warned that they may have to relocate because of a forest fire.

Helicopters are said to be in operation in the Izmir district of Selcuk.