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| Deadly mudslides engulf homes in Switzerland and Italy | Deadly mudslides engulf homes in Switzerland and Italy |
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| At least four people have been killed in landslides in southern Switzerland and northern Italy following days of torrential rain. | At least four people have been killed in landslides in southern Switzerland and northern Italy following days of torrential rain. |
| Two women died when a wall of mud destroyed a house near the Swiss town of Lugano on Sunday. | Two women died when a wall of mud destroyed a house near the Swiss town of Lugano on Sunday. |
| Over the border, a pensioner and his granddaughter were killed when a mudslide engulfed their home. | Over the border, a pensioner and his granddaughter were killed when a mudslide engulfed their home. |
| The heavy rain is expected to continue across the region, and both countries have issued major flood alerts. | The heavy rain is expected to continue across the region, and both countries have issued major flood alerts. |
| The levels of lakes Lugano and Maggiore, seen below, are already dangerously high. | The levels of lakes Lugano and Maggiore, seen below, are already dangerously high. |
| Homes and businesses, such as this farm near Italy's Lake Maggiore, have been cut off by rising waters. | Homes and businesses, such as this farm near Italy's Lake Maggiore, have been cut off by rising waters. |
| The region has had more rain in a few days than it would normally expect in a year. | The region has had more rain in a few days than it would normally expect in a year. |
| The Ticino river burst its banks near Vigevano in northern Italy. | The Ticino river burst its banks near Vigevano in northern Italy. |
| Further north, in the Ticino region of Switzerland, rescue workers were searching for survivors on Sunday after mud swept down a hillside and destroyed an apartment building. | Further north, in the Ticino region of Switzerland, rescue workers were searching for survivors on Sunday after mud swept down a hillside and destroyed an apartment building. |
| Swiss authorities said two women, aged 34 and 38, had died when the mudslide hit the building in the village of Davesco-Soragno. | Swiss authorities said two women, aged 34 and 38, had died when the mudslide hit the building in the village of Davesco-Soragno. |
| A third person, a 44-year-old Italian, was rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital. | A third person, a 44-year-old Italian, was rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital. |
| Relatives were also mourning the deaths of a 70-year old man and his 16-year-old girl in Cerro di Laveno in Italy. | Relatives were also mourning the deaths of a 70-year old man and his 16-year-old girl in Cerro di Laveno in Italy. |
| Their house, near Lake Maggiore, was hit by a landslide late on Saturday night. | Their house, near Lake Maggiore, was hit by a landslide late on Saturday night. |
| A neighbour told AFP news agency he had been awoken during the night by a huge bang "like fireworks". | A neighbour told AFP news agency he had been awoken during the night by a huge bang "like fireworks". |
| The weekend's landslides are the latest of many to have hit northern Italy and southern Switzerland amid incessant rainfall over recent weeks. | The weekend's landslides are the latest of many to have hit northern Italy and southern Switzerland amid incessant rainfall over recent weeks. |
| High volumes of water gushed down the Ticino river, seen here in the town of Giornico in southern Switzerland, last week. | High volumes of water gushed down the Ticino river, seen here in the town of Giornico in southern Switzerland, last week. |
| At least 11 people have been in killed Italy because of extreme weather over the last month. | At least 11 people have been in killed Italy because of extreme weather over the last month. |