In 2014, the number of people who died due to shallow landslides was above average in Switzerland. A landslide in Tiefencastel, on August the 13th, derailed a train and caused one casualty. Furthermore, on 5 November, a farm house standing approximately 150 m from the forest limit was buried by a landslide in the municipality of Curio (Canton Ticino) after days of very heavy rainfall. A woman and her daughter were killed. Later, on the 16th of November, the impact of a landslide caused the collapse of a 3-storey residential building in Davesco (Canton Ticino). Four people were injured and two were killed. More information on natural hazards in Switzerland in 2014 can be found on the website of the WSL in German, in French or in Italian.
