Body found after Swiss floods, two still missing

This aerial photograph shows a police van in the water in the Graubunden (Grisons) canton in Switzerland after violent downpours caused floods and landslides on June 23, 2024 on June 23, 2024. - Swiss authorities in the southeastern canton of Grisons said on June 23, 2024 that they were searching for three people missing after heavy flooding the previous day in the region. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)

Swiss rescuers on Sunday found the body of one of three people missing since floods hit the southeastern canton of Grisons, police said.

Rainstorms Friday set off flooding and landslides that tore down houses in the mountainous Val Mesolcina valley district of the canton.

The body of a man was found eight kilometres (4.5 miles) from where he went missing, police said.

A woman declared missing was found alive in rocks and mud on Saturday. Two other people are still missing.

“The probability of finding them alive is low,” said police spokesman William Kloter.

Other areas of Switzerland, including the ski resort of Zermatt, have also suffered with heavy rainfall in recent days, with several roads cut off and rail services hit.

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