23 mai 2025|
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|7 months agoSwiss Cantons Receive Emergency Funding for 2024 Weather Damage
Federal government allocates CHF36 million to help Ticino, Graubünden, and Valais recover from severe weather events that claimed ten lives last summer.
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- Federal government allocates CHF36 million for weather damage repairs
- Three cantons affected: Ticino, Graubünden, and Valais
- Ten lives were lost due to severe weather events
- Three people remain missing after the weather events
By The Numbers
36000000
CHF allocated for emergency funding
56500000
CHF in additional commitment credits
50
Percent cost sharing between federal and cantonal authorities
They Said
"If the cantons have to bear extraordinarily high costs due to unforeseeable events, the federal government can support the cantons with extraordinary federal aid"