Fire brigades called out due to thunderstorm

Fire brigades throughout the Canton of Zug were called out multiple times on Tuesday afternoon as a the result of the violent thunderstorm.
 

A storm front brought heavy rain and wind to the canton of Zug on Tuesday afternoon, with a total of 10 damage reports being received by the Zug Police Emergency Control Centre (Einsatzleitzentrale) from several municipalities between 4 pm and 7 pm, according to a statement today from the Zug Law Enforcement Authorities (Strafverfolgungsbehörden).

The fire brigade was called out due to water building up on the A4 motorway       Image supplied
 

The heavy rain caused flooding in basements, laundry rooms, offices, and in motorway underpasses, with the most affected municipalities being Baar, Cham, Steinhausen, and Hünenberg.

The Baar fire brigade had to remove a fallen tree from a road, and fire brigades from the affected municipalities, as well as the Zug Volunteer Fire Brigade (FFZ: Freiwilligefeuerwehr Zug), had to be deployed following a significant accumulation of water in an underpass on the A4 motorway near Rotkreuz.

The law enforcement authorities have stated that no information is available as yet regarding the extent of property damage in the canton.