Published 13:07 IST, August 19th 2020

Chocolate dust rains down on Swiss town, netizens say 'this is dream'

Excited at this particular disaster from the year, the internet said, “Finally 2020 delivers!” as many cars and pavements were seen covered with chocolate.

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It has been “raining chocolate” in Switzerland, quite literally. On August 18, residents in a small Switzerland town were startled to witness a Charlie and Chocolate Factory Hollywood flick scene after y found city covered in fine cocoa powder and choco-chips inste of sw. Reason being, ventilation malfunction at Olten factory of Lindt Chocolate manufacturing. As per local media reports, chocolate company Lindt & Sprüngli tified that a default in ventilation for a line of roasted cocoa chocolate led to cocoa powder pouring across area due to heavy winds. On Twitter, account for Olten town located between Zurich and Basel shared photos of ros led with brown chocolate dust particles. 

“Cocoa rain in Olten industrial quarter: ventilation system is to blame,”  tweet translated. Excited at this particular disaster from year, internet said, “Finally 2020 delivers!” company said, in an AP news ncy report, that many cars, pavements, and ros were covered in chocolate due to malfunction. But company was rey to provide cleaning assistance. choice company has also applied for ventilation system repair, after which, y would resume production.

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[Cocoa rain in Olten industrial quarter. Credit: Twitter/@Olten]

While residents didn’t seem to “complain” about ir chocolate len backyards and car bonnets, many secretly wanted to stand re munching some particles with ir mouths open as can be me apparent from Twitter. “Stand outside with your mouths open,” wrote an excited user. “Cocoa rain, cocoa rain,” said ar, exhilarated. “I’m moving to Switzerland, only Trump’s Americans re t allowed,” said third. “I welcome more ‘catastrophic’ news like that,” said fourth. 

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Liquid chocolate on ro

Earlier in May, a street in Poland was engulfed in chocolate after a truck full of liquid chocolate overturned spilling almost 12 tonnes. According to reports, traffic at A2 motorway between towns of Wrzesnia and Slupca in Western Poland came to a halt after several kilometers of ro was covered with los of liquid chocolate. City’s fire briges used hot water canns to melt chocolate and clean it away. 

[Tons of liquid milk chocolate are spilled and block six lanes on a highway after a truck transporting it overturned near Slupca, in western Poland. Credit: AP]

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13:07 IST, August 19th 2020