Eight die in Italy after a series of avalanches hit the skiing resorts
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British and French skiers are among eight people found dead after an avalanche near the Italian resort of Courmayeur on Monday.
Two people from the UK and two from France were reported missing on Sunday afternoon, when the risk of avalanches in the area was high.
Searchers found all four bodies on Monday after a lengthy search.
In all, eight people, including a Belgian snowboarder, died in Italy as a result of weekend avalanches.
Italy’s Ansa news agency said the four dead discovered on Monday were a 39-year-old originally from New Zealand and a 43-year-old originally from Switzerland, who both lived in London; and a 36-year-old Frenchman and a 38-year old Polish man who both lived in France.
🔴 8 morti in montagna la scorsa domenica, tutti dovuti al distacco di valanghe che hanno travolto sciatori fuori pista: 6 persone hanno perso la vita in #ValledAosta, una in #Lombardia e una in provincia di #Bolzano. In quest'ultimo caso si tratta di un giovane di 18 anni. pic.twitter.com/NGfWyEQb8R
— Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (@cnsas_official) February 4, 2019
At least one was a British national.
The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) earlier said it was “supporting the family of a British man who has been reported missing, and are in contact with the Italian search and rescue team.”
