Swiss Rivers And Lakes Remain Low As Dry Weather Persists

2025-04-08 02:23:55

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The start of the year has been far too dry for Switzerland's rivers and lakes. Some of them have fallen to record levels, and the situation is not about to improve, warned MeteoNews on Tuesday. This content was published on April 8, 2025 - 16:26 2 minutes

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The weather is expected to remain dry until at least next weekend.

The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) confirmed on Tuesday in an interview with Keystone-ATS news agency that widespread and sustained precipitation would be needed before lake and river levels could return to normal.

Isolated, local thunderstorms may cause a rise from time to time, but have little influence at the wider regional level.

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