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Woman dies after being struck by lightning on Matterhorn

An American woman died on Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn mountain on Sunday after she and her hiking companion were caught in a violent storm.

Weather

Record temperatures, storms and landslides on Switzerland’s birthday

Some parts of Switzerland experienced the hottest August 1st since measurements began, meteorologists have said, before storms and hurricane-strength winds ended the day.

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Two homes hit by lightning during Fribourg storm

Two houses in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg were struck by lightning during a violent storm on Monday night, police have said.

Weather

Man killed by falling tree amid Swiss storm havoc

A storm front that passed across Switzerland on Tuesday evening wreaked havoc in many areas and caused the death of a man in the canton of Zurich.