Emme river in Switzerland overflowed due to heavy rains, causing floods in the cantons of Bern, Lucerne and Obwalden. Houses and work places were flooded, while authorities issued a flood warning for the area along the river, asking the public to stay away for disaster area.
The Emmental Governor’s Office announced that the Kemmeriboden-Bad Hotel had been evacuated as a result of flooding and that hotel staff and guests were relocated to a farm in Schwand.
So far, no one has died or been injured in the floods.