A group of 65 students and six teachers from the English School who became stranded in Switzerland are safe at their hotel, and arrangements are being made for their return, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday.

The group became trapped during a school trip close to the country’s southern border with Italy when heavy rains hit the area, causing a landslide and a prolonged power outage.

The matter is being handled personally by Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, as well as the Cyprus embassy in Rome, which also overseas Switzerland.

The group of 71 was not in any danger, Gotsis said, as the phenomena occurred after midnight while they were at the hotel. However, they became trapped at the spot, as returning on Sunday night from Milan became impossible.

Swiss authorities are working to restore traffic.

Arrangements will now need to be made for the team to return with the foreign ministry’s assistance.

Minister of Education Athena Michaelidou is also in constant communication with the foreign ministry over the matter.