Sunseeking Germans Face Swiss Backlash Over Alpine Holiday Congestion
An ever-bigger deluge of mostly German and Dutch motorists heading south every summer toward the Mediterranean sun has turned tranquil Alpine valleys into congested 24-hour thoroughfares, inciting local fury and calls for action.
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