Floodwaters Surround Swiss Farm

Heavy rains caused the flooding that surrounded this farm in Switzerland.

Clouds are reflected in floodwaters near Lake Maggiore that surround a farm near the village of Magadino in Ticino, Switzerland, on Nov. 16, 2014. Heavy rain has caused flooding in the region. GABRIELE PUTZU / EPA
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Floodwaters surround a farm near the village of Magadino in Ticino, Switzerland, on Sunday. Heavy rain caused the flooding in the region.

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A landslide also in Ticino destroyed an apartment building. Regional police said two local women, aged 34 and 38, had been found dead, while four others, including a 44-year-old Italian man, had been injured and taken to hospital after the building collapsed.

Rescuers work near the rubbles of a small apartment building after it was destroyed by a landslide on Nov. 16, 2014 in Switzerland's rain-drenched southern Ticino region. Regional police said two local women, aged 34 and 38, had been found dead, while four others, including a 44-year-old Italian man, had been injured and taken to hospital after the building collapsed.GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP - Getty Images