Switzerland: At Least 4 Dead After Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Floods And Landslide

At least 4 people were killed in Switzerland after violent storms that brought heavy rains swept the country as well as Italy and France overnight on June 29. Severe flash floods and a landslide in Ticino and Valais resulted from torrential rains that inundated the side valleys south of the River Rhone.

Uruguayan pres. visits Hiroshima, appeals for peace

Uruguayan pres. visits Hiroshima, appeals for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez (R), with his wife Mercedes Menafra looking on, resisters his name in a book at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on April 19. He said Hiroshima is a symbol of peace and everyone in the world should visit the city, which was hit by an atomic bomb in World War II.

Uruguayan President Batlle, wife at Imperial luncheon

Uruguayan President Batlle, wife at Imperial luncheon

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (3rd from R) and Mercedes Menafra, wife of Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez, speak to each other as Empress Michiko (L) talks to the president during a luncheon at the Imperial Palace on April 18.

Imperial couple meets with Uruguayan President Batlle, wife

Imperial couple meets with Uruguayan President Batlle, wife

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) talk with Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez (3rd from L) and his wife, Mercedes Menafra (4th from L), at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 18.

Uruguayan pres. visits Hiroshima, appeals for peace

Uruguayan pres. visits Hiroshima, appeals for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez (R), with his wife Mercedes Menafra looking on, resisters his name in a book at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on April 19. He said Hiroshima is a symbol of peace and everyone in the world should visit the city, which was hit by an atomic bomb in World War II.

Uruguayan President Batlle, wife at Imperial luncheon

Uruguayan President Batlle, wife at Imperial luncheon

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (3rd from R) and Mercedes Menafra, wife of Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez, speak to each other as Empress Michiko (L) talks to the president during a luncheon at the Imperial Palace on April 18.

Imperial couple meets with Uruguayan President Batlle, wife

Imperial couple meets with Uruguayan President Batlle, wife

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) talk with Uruguayan President Jorge Luis Batlle Ibanez (3rd from L) and his wife, Mercedes Menafra (4th from L), at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 18.