The Swiss government will award SFr50,000 ($56,000) in one-off solidarity payments to the victims and survivors of the deadly Crans-Montana nightclub fire, a federal intervention that comes as the criminal case has strained relations with Italy.
The blaze tore through the basement of the Constellation nightclub shortly after midnight on January 1, killing 41 people and injuring 115, according to Swiss authorities. The one-off payment will be made in respect of each person who died or was hospitalised, the government said.
Switzerland’s response to the disaster in the ski resort — from questions over fire safety to the early release of the club’s owner pending trial — has prompted scrutiny at home and diplomatic tension abroad.
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