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JAHRESRUECKBLICK 2005 - INLAND - SCHWEIZ HOCHWASSER SARNEN: Men carrying sandbags to protect buildings from the flood wade through a flooded street in Sarnen in the Swiss Canton of Obwalden, Monday, August 22, 2005. Heavy flooding has paralysed many areas of Switzerland, leaving towns and villages stranded. Two firefighters were killed in a landslide on Sunday night. Two days of heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks, and disrupted parts of the transport network in central Switzerland. (KEYSTONE/Urs Flueeler)