Basel City is latest canton to cancel official fireworks for Swiss National Day

The official fireworks displays to mark Swiss National Day on the Rhine and at Bruderholz in Basel have been cancelled. The reason for this is the ongoing drought and heatwave, as the government announced on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Given the circumstances, it is “of the utmost importance” that the total ban on lighting fires and setting off fireworks in the canton of Basel City is observed, according to the statement. Following consultation with the…