Switzerland's main passenger rail connection to Italy has been cut for at least one month because of a rockslide in the Alps that has left one man missing.
Swiss railway company SBB says the Gotthard line is blocked after a massive rock wall collapsed near the village of Gurtnellen, 37 miles south of Zurich, on Tuesday.
SBB said Wednesday that travelers will have to use replacement buses or the Simplon rail tunnel to get from northern Switzerland to Italy.
Affected connections include the international line from Zurich and Basel to Milan, in Italy.
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