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Swiss health minister visits Crans-Montana burn victims in Paris

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (198+ words) France has been treating a number of severely burned patients from the Crans-Montana fire at its hospitals. On the occasion of the reopening of the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris, Baume-Schneider visited the H'pital d'Instruction des Arm'es Percy, which helped…...

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swissinfo.ch > eng > various > sharp-fall-in-the-number-of-people-injured-in-crans-montana-being-treated-in-switzerland > 91045692

Fewer victims of Crans-Montana fire being treated in Swiss hospitals

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (246+ words) Contacted by Keystone-ATS news agency on Thursday, the national disaster medicine network KATAMED provided an update on the number of people injured in connection with the tragedy at the Constellation bar on January 1. Twelve people injured in the fire are…...

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swissinfo.ch > eng > various > swiss-government-plans-urgent-legislation-to-support-crans%E2%80%91montana-victims > 90927222

Swiss government plans urgent legislation to support Crans‑Montana victims

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (179+ words) In its statement, the government calls on Parliament to postpone the debates to the March session and to treat the law as urgent. This content was published on Feb 2, 2026 Families of Crans-Montana fire victims struggling to cope with new reality....

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swissinfo.ch > eng > various > swiss-president-discusses-fatal-fire-with-italian-leaders > 90909263

Swiss President discusses fatal fire with Italian leaders

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) The pair exchanged views on the handling of the disaster in Crans-Montana that claimed 41 lives, including six Italians, and left more than a hundred with burns. Italy has criticized aspects of the Swiss judicial investigation by prosecutors and has demanded…...

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swissinfo.ch > eng > climate-adaptation > is-switzerlands-natural-disaster-insurance-a-model-for-the-world > 89825878

Is Switzerland’s natural disaster insurance a model for the world?

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1432+ words) I cover climate change and energy through reportages, articles, interviews and in-depth reports. I am interested in the impacts of global warming on everyday life and solutions for an emission-free planet. Passionate about travel and discovery, I studied biology and…...