After many Swiss rivers reported critical levels on Wednesday, the situation appears to have gradually stabilised.
The flooding risks on several lakes and rivers remained “elevated” (level 3 on a scale of 1-5) between Wednesday and Thursday. This was the case for the Arve River in Geneva, lakes Biel and Thun as well as the Rhine in the Basel region.
In Geneva, the situation gradually returned to normal on Wednesday afternoon after five of the eight bridges spanning the Arve were closed, causing significant traffic disruptions. The river experienced its highest volumetric flow ever on Wednesday morning: over 1,000 cubic metres per second. ...