© RTS-SWIThe river Jurrassienes was heavily swollen by overnight rain while another waterway burst its banks in canton Jura.
Torrential rain continued to hit Switzerland for a second night running, this time focusing on the north-western canton of Jura. Villages in the area were flooded as the river Schuelte burst its banks and several roads were closed.
The heavy rainfall also affected parts of eastern Switzerland. It was responsible for an avalanche and landslide that cut of the St Bernhard Pass in canton Valais overnight. No fatalities or injuries have been reported.
Jura took the brunt of the downpour where more than 100 firefighters spent the night pumping out flooded cellars. Some 76 millimetres of rain fell on Movelier overnight, according to the authorities. The villages of Courroux and Vicques were left practically unreachable by road on Wednesday morning.
MeteoSwiss, the national weather service, expected rain to move into Alpine regions and continue throughout the morning before abating later this afternoon.
Tuesday marked the second straight night of heavy rain and stormy weather in Switzerland.On Monday night, storms caused severe disruption to the cities of Geneva and Lausanne, flooding streets and houses and cutting some rail lines.
Comment: Since other fruits seem to be doing ok in New Zealand, the bad harvest for avocados could be a small blip on the radar. Still, lets keep an eye on how crops are doing around the globe:
Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world