Author: srf/sda/mcep/hesa;blac
12.08.2024, 08:26
- In the Bernese Oberland, a heavy thunderstorm caused traffic to be disrupted. In Brienz, Canton of Bern, the tracks at the train station were flooded after a storm.
- Several people were slightly injured, as the cantonal police wrote on X.
- Numerous people had to be evacuated, it continues.
- A rockslide hit the Axenstrasse on Lake Uri between Flüelen and Sisikon UR. The main road was closed in the area.
- In the canton of Aargau, the road between Brugg and Hausen and the one between Veltheim and Wildegg are closed.
The road between Brugg and Hausen in Aargau is closed due to a landslide. The road between Veltheim and Wildegg is closed due to flooding. This was reported by the Touring Club Switzerland. It is currently unclear when the two main roads will be open to traffic again.
Railway line in Brienz flooded
According to Railinfo SBB, rail traffic was interrupted on the Meiringen-Interlaken Ost route in the short message service X. Zentralbahn set up a replacement bus service in the evening. It expects the interruption of the route to last several days, as the Keystone-SDA news agency reports.
Pictures from Brienz
According to an initial assessment by the railway, the damage to the railway infrastructure is likely to be considerable. Rolling stock was not damaged. Rail traffic between Spiez and Interlaken Ost was also temporarily interrupted due to the storm.
Mudslides in the Bernese Oberland
The canton of Bern announced in the evening that mudslides had blocked the road between Zweilütschinen and Grindelwald. It was therefore closed. The village road in Brienz was also closed due to a mudslide. Both closures were in effect from 7 p.m. until further notice. The canton promised further information on Tuesday.
According to police, many rescue workers were deployed in the Brienz area and the Lütschinen valleys in particular. Several roads were closed.
According to police reports on X, the A8 motorway between Brienzwiler and Gnoll was closed in both directions in the evening. The reason was fallen trees. The police closed the main roads between Zweilütschinen and Grindelwald, Kandersteg and Frutigen, and between Bönigen and Iseltwald.
The cantonal road was not passable between Sörenberg LU and Schüpfheim LU.
Axenstrasse closed in the canton of Uri
A rockfall threatened the Axenstrasse on Lake Uri between Flüelen and Sisikon UR on Monday evening. Under no circumstances should anyone enter the rockfall area, it was said in the notice continue. Road users should avoid the area.
Caption: Road users should avoid the area via the Seelisberg tunnel on the A2 motorway and Lucerne. BRK
According to the canton of Uri, the section of road was closed from 8 p.m. after the surveillance systems in the “Gumpisch” area indicated terrain movements. Stones landed in the safety nets. The vehicles on the Axenstrasse had to turn around. No one was injured. The road and the bridge there were not damaged.
Experts will assess the situation once the weather has calmed down. The canton could not rule out further rockfalls due to the weather conditions. The Axenstrasse is an important access route to the A2 motorway and thus towards the Gotthard road tunnel.
