Four campers hurt in Swiss storm

GENEVA (AFP) Jul 18, 2004
Four people were injured when powerful wind gusts during a storm uprooted trees at a Swiss camping site, police said Sunday.

The injured, including a 12-year-old child, were rushed to hospital by helicopter.

The storm hit the site at Cheseaux-Noreaz on the shores of Lake Neuchatel in the west of Switzerland around 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) Saturday, uprooting five pine trees.

Some 200 campers had to spend the night at an official shelter, in hotels or their homes after the site was evacuated, police said.

Hailstorms and rain caused landslides and flooding in several Swiss regions late Saturday.

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