After the party on a freezing cold Tuesday evening, reports of accidents multiplied the day after New Year’s Eve in Switzerland. A teenage girl was seriously injured in Saas-Fee (VS) after a pyrotechnic device exploded in the middle of a crowd.
In Geneva, we toasted in the icy water of the lake.
Crowds gathered at the lakeside in Geneva to admire the lights, despite the fog.
There was no shortage of party possibilities in French-speaking Switzerland on Tuesday evening.
Several fireworks-related incidents were reported Wednesday.
New Year darkened by accidents in Switzerland – Gallery
In Geneva, we toasted in the icy water of the lake.
Crowds gathered at the lakeside in Geneva to admire the lights, despite the fog.
There was no shortage of party possibilities in French-speaking Switzerland on Tuesday evening.
Several fireworks-related incidents were reported Wednesday.
She is a 14-year-old foreign girl. Three other people were slightly injured. The police arrested an 18-year-old Swiss boy in order to clarify the circumstances of the explosion.
Another person was also seriously injured in Saas-Fee, after falling seven meters from a window. The 20-year-old foreign national was transported to Sion hospital, according to the cantonal police, who rule out the intervention of a third party.
The Valais police were also mobilized during New Year’s Eve, particularly for fights, nighttime disturbances, road accidents and even fires. She received around 600 calls overnight.
Arm exploded
The fireworks also caused several serious injuries in German-speaking Switzerland. A 36-year-old man accidentally blew off his left arm with fires he had made in the canton of St. Gallen.
A 15-year-old boy living in the canton of Lucerne was also seriously injured while trying to light a rocket purchased in a store. The German-speaking region also suffered several injuries after fires exploded in the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Car on fire
The firefighters were also mobilized. In Zufikon (AG), a Lamborghini caught fire in an underground garage, causing heavy smoke and damaging no less than 75 cars. More than a hundred firefighters had to intervene for several hours. Another underground car park was also set on fire in Obfelden (ZH), damaging 30 vehicles.
There were many parties on December 31. Thousands of people watched the fireworks on the shores of Lake Geneva and Zurich, despite the fog. Other events were organized in the rest of French-speaking Switzerland. Circus and cruises on the lakes were notably on the menu of the festivities.
Near Moosseedorf-Schönbühl, dozens of people dove into the cold waters of the Moossee during the New Year’s Eve swim on the 31st. The Genevans did the same the next day at the Bains des Pâquis.
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