CNN —At least four people have died and another is missing due to flooding this weekend in southern Switzerland, according to local police and Swiss state media.
Police in Switzerland’s Valais canton said another man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund, adding that initial findings suggest he could have been taken by surprise by the rapidly rising waters.
The public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the case of the missing man in Binn and the man found dead in Saas-Grund, police said.
As a result of the flooding, the Valais canton said it called on the army to provide support.
Meanwhile in France, the department of Haute-Saône, which is near the border with Switzerland, was also hit with strong storms overnight.
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