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A second drowning in days at Lake Cauma has raised urgent questions about swimming between the shore and the lake’s islet. The article should distinguish the two incidents, present confirmed police information and examine practical safety risks for visitors to the popular Graubünden lake.
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Graubünden
A suspect has been detained in connection with the apartment fire that killed four foreign nationals in Graubünden. This should be treated as a developing court and public-safety story, with careful attention to confirmed facts, the investigation’s status and the circumstances of the victims.
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Bondo landslide
The trial over the 2017 Bondo landslide is entering its second day, with the defence seeking acquittal for the accused. Lawyers argue that the former mayor acted on expert advice before the rockslide killed eight people, setting up a closely watched debate over official responsibility for natural hazards.
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Bondo
Four of five defendants in the Bondo landslide trial have declined to give evidence over the 2017 disaster that killed eight people. The Maloja Regional Court is examining whether the rockslide was foreseeable and whether cantonal and municipal officials, a geologist and others acted negligently.
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Graubünden
The death toll from a house fire in Thusis, Graubünden, has risen to four after two more bodies were found. Fourteen people escaped the blaze, while prosecutors and police investigate its cause and the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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Graubünden
A major fire in Thusis, Graubünden, has left five people missing and eight injured, prompting a large-scale emergency response and an investigation into the blaze’s cause.
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Accident
A 73-year-old woman has died after a horse-drawn tourist carriage suffered a suspected brake failure and crashed near Pontresina, injuring twelve others.
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Tourism
Two hikers from Germany sustained minor injuries after an encounter with livestock guard dogs in Val Sumvitg, Graubünden. One hiker slid ten metres down a slope following the incident, which is now under investigation by the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health.
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Brienz
The CHF 82.5 million compensation plan for residents of the landslide-threatened village of Brienz has been challenged by ten appeals. Appellants are contesting the flat-rate formula used for calculating compensation, delaying the resettlement process.
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Finance
Graubünden Cantonal Bank (GCB) and its subsidiary BZ Bank are facing a lawsuit demanding a sum in the mid three-digit million range for alleged breaches of duty related to an investment product, a claim the banks state is unfounded.
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Environment
Emergency services are managing multiple natural threats, with a forest fire being contained in Graubünden after a significant overnight effort, while a growing crack in a Valais mountain raises concerns of a potential landslide and flooding for the village of Chippis.
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Environment
Emergency crews, supported by five helicopters and an army Super Puma, have brought a forest fire under control in Brusio, canton Graubünden. The blaze temporarily closed the Rhaetian Railway line.
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Crime
An international anti-drug operation has led to arrests in the small Swiss municipality of Roveredo, implicating several residents in a Europe-wide trafficking and money laundering network and raising questions about the thoroughness of Swiss residency checks.
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avalanche
Amid warnings of a critical avalanche threat across the Alps, a 38-year-old snowboarder has been killed near Davos, marking the twelfth avalanche fatality this winter. Authorities warn of large, spontaneous avalanches affecting winter sports areas and transport routes.
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Environment
Geologists have announced that a long-term return to the evacuated village of Brienz/Brinzauls is now considered possible. The reduced risk, attributed to a successful drainage tunnel and a recent rockfall, means future long-term evacuations are unlikely, though a resettlement project remains an option for residents.
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Wolves
During the regulatory period from September to January, hunters and gamekeepers in canton Graubünden killed 35 wolves. The cull, based on the revised federal Hunting Act, included 32 wolves from ten packs and three individuals with behavioural problems, as authorities aim for a sustainable coexistence between humans and wolves.
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Graubünden
Authorities in canton Graubünden announced that hunters and gamekeepers killed 35 wolves from ten different packs between September and January as part of the official regulation phase to manage the population.
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Graubünden
The Graubünden cantonal government has submitted a constitutional revision to its parliament that would grant 16-year-olds the right to vote in cantonal and local matters. If approved, voters will have the final say in a September referendum.
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Graubünden
After more than a year of evacuation, the residents of the Graubünden village of Brienz/Brinzauls have been permitted to return, marking a moment of great relief for the community that lived under the threat of a catastrophic landslide.
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Brienz
The evacuation order for the Graubünden village of Brienz/Brinzauls was lifted on Monday, allowing residents to return home for the first time in over a year. The mayor expressed 'great relief' but acknowledged the future remains uncertain for the community once threatened by a massive landslide.
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