canton
Example Sentences
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Valais canton prosecutor general Beatrice Pilloud said an investigation was under way "to identify the circumstances which caused this dramatic situation to occur".
From BBC
As revellers rang in the new year, a "fire of undetermined origin" broke out in a bar popular with tourists, police in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, police said in a statement.
From Barron's
The "fire of undetermined origin" broke out in a bar popular with tourists, police in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland said in a statement.
From Barron's
Fire and rescue forces were dispatched to the scene and a no-fly zone was imposed over the Swiss Alps resort, according to police in the Swiss canton of Valais.
The federal government and the canton promised financial support too.
From BBC
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