Rivers running dry, parched land, and trees turning yellow in summer: images of one of the most severe droughts in Switzerland in recent decades.
A lawn on the shores of Lake Biel, canton Bern, July 15, 2026.
Keystone / Christian Beutler
Boats in the Untersee, the western basin of Lake Constance, at Mannenbach-Salenstein, canton Thurgau, July 23, 2026.
Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller
View of the Rhine at Stein am Rhein, canton Schaffhausen, July 30, 2026.
Fifty years after the “drought of the century”, Switzerland is heading into summer with unusually low water reserves. Drought can…
Fifty years after the “drought of the century”, Switzerland is heading into summer with unusually low water reserves. Drought can…
Switzerland is facing drought conditions, with water levels in many rivers and lakes unusually low for this time of year, despite…
Rivers and streams in Switzerland have exceptionally low water levels due to the ongoing drought.
Water levels in many rivers and lakes on the Swiss Plateau have reached record lows.
Water and fodder are running short in central Switzerland due to drought.
