Geneva - Eight people, including German, Austrian and Swiss citizens, are missing following a landslide that forced the evacuation of a village in the Swiss Alps, police said Thursday. "In the region of Val Bondasca, eight people who were there at the time of the landslide have not been found," the Graubunden cantonal police said in a statement. Six of the eight were reported missing by their relatives, the police said, adding that the search for them had intensified overnight, with a Swiss army helicopter taking part. "The missing persons are nationals from Germany, Austria and Switzerland," the police said. Police said 12 farm buildings, including barns and stables, had been destroyed by the flow of debris.//AFP

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 24, 2017 09:33 UTC