Thunderstorms Especially many emergency calls in the canton of Zurich due to heavy thunderstorms
Heavy thunderstorms moved across parts of the canton of Zurich in particular late on Sunday evening. Around 230 emergency calls were received within four hours, as a spokesperson for the cantonal operations center told the Keystone-SDA news agency.
02.09.2024, 04:39
SDA
The district of Affoltern was particularly affected, as a spokesperson for Zurich's protection and rescue services said early on Monday morning. No significant damage was initially known.
According to the information, there were also a particularly large number of calls for assistance on Lake Zurich in Wädenswil, Richterswil and in the Zurich Oberland. Due to the large number of emergency calls, particularly between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., more staff were called out. According to the spokesperson, experience has shown that most of the operations during such thunderstorms involve flooded cellars or the securing of property and branches.
In Wädenswil, 43 millimetres of rain fell within 20 minutes, as the weather service of the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) announced on Platform X early on Monday morning. Gusts of wind with a speed of 87 kilometers per hour were measured in Schmerikon SG. In Küsnacht ZH, MeteoSwiss registered 122 near lightning flashes.
