News

AFP on MSN7h
2 missing after deadly spring storm wreaks havoc in the Alps
ST-JULIEN-MONT-DENIS: Two people were still missing in Italy today after unusually heavy spring storm across the Alps dumped ...
The Peninsula Qatar3h
Three dead after deadly spring storm wreaks havoc in the Alps
Two men on their way to help with rescue efforts were found dead on Friday after a spring storm drenched parts of ...
AFP on MSN4h
Spring Snowstorm In The Alps Kills 3, Causes Huge Destruction
Although snow in April is not rare in the Alps mountain range, the amount that fell in just hours was unusual and took ...
Rare spring snowstorm in Alps kills one, strands thousands across France, Italy, and Switzerland
A rare and powerful spring snowstorm dumped over a metre of snow across the Alps on Thursday, causing major disruption in ...
Father and son are swallowed up by sinkhole in flood-ravaged Italy while tourists are told to stay inside in snow-hit French ski resorts after Storm Hans lashed Europe
Tourists have been warned to stay inside after 'exceptional' Storm Hans battered Europe with extreme weather, leaving a path ...
Brit, 27, killed in horror avalanche at French ski resort Val Thorens after massive snow storm
A BRITISH man has been killed after he was swept 50ft to his death in a horrific avalanche at the popular French ski resort ...
Daily Wrap on MSN22h
Alps in turmoil: Extreme weather causes chaos and closures
The Alps in France, Italy, and Switzerland are grappling with heavy snowfall and rainfall, which have caused power outages ...
The Local8h
LATEST: French Alps on avalanche warning after snow wreaks havoc
French forecasters have placed the Savoie département in eastern France on avalanche warning on Friday, with mountain ...
PisteHors8h
Exceptional avalanche situation
The avalanche risk is high (level 4) today across all Alpine departments. The border ranges with Italy—from Mont Blanc to the Mercantour—as well as the Écrins massif, are particularly at risk.