Swiss landslide leaves two dead, one missing

Police report bodies of two people found by rescuers in connection with the landslide in Fontana region

Two people have died and a third is missing after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police said on Sunday.

"The bodies of two people were found by rescuers in connection with the landslide in the Fontana region," police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said in a statement.

Earlier, police mentioned that challenging weather conditions were complicating rescue efforts, with some valleys inaccessible and disconnected from the power grid.

According to the federal alert system, a section of the canton was also facing a shortage of drinking water.

In Valais, located in western Switzerland, civil security services reported evacuating "several hundred" individuals and closing roads due to the Rhone River flooding in multiple areas.

Last weekend, heavy rainfall in southeastern Switzerland resulted in one fatality and extensive property damage.