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A bus has overturned between Växjö and Alvesta. One person has died and several people have been injured.

Several Swedish authorities are conducting exercises on Gotland from 5 to 8 October. These will involve the Police, the Swedish Armed Forces, the local government body Region Gotland and others.

Most of Oxelösund was without power on Sunday evening due to a fault in Vattenfall's power grid. The power outage has now been resolved.

In recent days, parts of eastern Spain have been hit by heavy rain and flooding. Swedish travellers are advised to follow local media reports and keep updated with the situation.

Several websites in the Sörmland Region were down on Saturday. This was revealed in a notice on regionsormland.se. By around 3 pm, all the websites were up and running again.

Following an accident involving a heavy-duty vehicle, the Strömsund Bridge is completely closed. Due to the damage, the bridge will remain closed for an extended period. Traffic is being diverted and school buses are affected.

Following a dry summer, there is still a risk of water shortages in large parts of Götaland and Svealand, according to the SMHI and the SGU (the Geological Survey of Sweden).

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok due to heavy rainfall.

From 29 September to 2 October, a military exercise will be taking place in the municipalities of Lycksele and Vindeln.

The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) has developed a digital collection of exercises to help individuals, businesses and public authorities prepare for disruptions and crises.