Valais

American

[va-le, va-ley] / vaˈlɛ, væˈleɪ /

noun

a canton in SW Switzerland. 2,021 sq. mi. (5,235 sq. km). Sion.

Valais British

/ valɛ /

noun

German name: Wallis. a canton of S Switzerland: includes the entire valley of the upper Rhône and the highest peaks in Switzerland; produces a quarter of Switzerland's hydroelectricity. Capital: Sion. Pop: 281 000 (2002 est). Area: 5231 sq km (2020 sq miles)

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They said the one-off sum would be in addition to the emergency aid of 10,000 francs offered by the regional government of the canton of Valais where Carns-Montana is situated and "intended to offer rapid, un-bureaucratic assistance to those affected".

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Recent snows have also led to evacuations of several communities in Switzerland and northern Italy, as well as power outages and a train derailment at Goppenstein in the south-western Swiss canton of Valais.

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The Swiss canton of Valais has now banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues.

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The Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues following the devastating fire at a bar on New Year's Eve where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured.

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Crans-Montana is in the Swiss canton of Valais, where fire-safety inspections are the responsibility of Mayor Feraud and his colleagues, and they are supposed to happen every 12 months.

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