Tag: Valais
There are earthquakes in Switzerland, especially in Valais and near Basel
On Saturday, an earthquake with an epicenter south of Mulhouse shocked large parts of Switzerland. Seismic activity is not at all unusual in this country. There have been much stronger…
Eringer cow fights – Cow fights in Valais: tradition or immoral spectacle? – News
contents In Valais they attract thousands of spectators: the Eringer cow fights. They have been a festival in the canton for almost 100 years. But there are also critical voices…
Valais pharmaceutical supplier – Moderna’s new Omikron vaccine contains Lonza active ingredients – News
contents The Visper company can also use the same equipment and specialists to produce active ingredients for the new vaccine. Lonza recently hired new employees, including for the production of…
Field fires on August 1st – Valais: fires caused by illegal fireworks – News
Fires broke out at the A9 motorway entrances in Sitten-Ost on Sunday evening. Seven people were temporarily arrested. They are suspected of setting off fireworks despite the ban. The operations…
Rega versus Air Zermatt – air rescuers fight for Valais – News
Will Rega soon fly regularly to Valais or not? In addition to the wolf, the dispute over air rescue is the big issue in the canton. Out and about in…
Icefall on the Grand Combin in Valais: two dead, nine injured
Several alpinists were hit by chunks of ice on the Grand-Combin massif in the canton of Valais. Two people died as a result. The Grand Combin massif south of Martigny…
Chunks of ice broken off – several injured after ice fall in Valais – News
On the Grand Combin in Valais, falling chunks of ice injured several climbers on Friday morning. The cantonal police have not yet announced whether there are any fatalities. Seven helicopters…
Canton of Valais takes in 60 Ukrainian orphans
Jordan virus affects tomatoes and peppers. Other host plants on the field or in the environment are not known. Christoph Ruckstuhl / NZZ Novel plant disease: 6000 tomato plants confiscated…
Heliknatsch in Valais – Rega bid causes unrest in Valais – News
contents The air rescue service also wants to get involved in the mountain canton in the future. Air Zermatt and Air-Glaciers don’t like that. It’s all about this: The Swiss…
Mysterious ears into space – Better weather forecast with new satellite station in Valais – News
contents The more accurate weather forecasts are, the more lives can be saved. New satellites send data to Leuk. In the Valais village of Leuk there are dozens of smaller…
Valais doctors’ plea – continue to wear a mask: that’s what the SRF community says – news
contents Author: Christina Tuggener, Verena Edinger The quick return to “normality” gives the Valais medical society something to think about. They advocate continuing to apply knowledge gained from the corona…
Peter Bodenmann is planning a gigantic solar system in Valais
Former SP President Peter Bodenmann has been writing about solar fields in the Alps for years. Now a Valais community is bringing a gigantic facility that he designed to the…