Body recovered from Swiss river following floods

A woman's body was found in the River Moesa near Grono, canton Graubünden, on Thursday. It was initially unclear whether this was one of the people missing after last week's heavy storms in eastern Switzerland, which caused damage totalling CHF38 million ($42 million). Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. Emergency services discovered the body at 10:25am, the cantonal police wrote on Thursday evening. The discovery was the result of a joint search operation by various emergency services, triggered by the two people still missing after the storms. The emergency services had already recovered a man's body from the Moesa on Sunday. The day before, a survivor was freed from masses of debris. Municipal representatives described the finding on Thursday morning as a tragedy. In a written statement, they offered condolences to the family who lost their loved one and to the families of those still missing. Lostallo appeals for donations Although various losses in the ...