Alps

UPDATED: Italians seek to identify victims of glacier collapse

CANAZEI, Italy, July 6 (Reuters) - Italian authorities sought on Wednesday to find the remaining victims of the glacier collapse in the Alps that is feared to have killed 12…

Read More Here

UPDATED: Drones, helicopters search for missing after Italian glacier collapse

CANAZEI, Italy, July 4 (Reuters) - Helicopter crews and drones searched on Monday for around 15 people missing in the Italian Alps after part of a mountain glacier collapsed, killing…

Read More Here

Five die after helicopter crashes in French Alps

Five people were killed in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday and a sixth was injured and fighting for his life, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The helicopter was…

Read More Here

Courmayeur evacuated as huge chunk of ice threatens to break away

An Italian resort in the Alps remained on high alert on Friday over fears a massive glacier could collapse due to high temperatures. The glacier is "the size of Milan…

Read More Here

Pilot killed in Alps plane crash ‘was on trip of a lifetime’ to Malta

Two Brits who were killed in a light-plane crash in the south of France on Wednesday had been 'on the trip of a lifetime' to Malta. The crash occurred over…

Read More Here

Four people missing after avalanche in Valais canton in the Swiss Alps

Four people are missing after being buried in an avalanche high in the Swiss Alps, said police in Switzerland. The group was hit by the Sunday morning avalanche at an…

Read More Here

Four dead, two injured as tourist plane and helicopter collide in mid-air over Alps (Updated)

Four people died and two were injured after a tourist plane and a helicopter collided in mid-air over the Italian Alps. The aircraft were flying over a glacier in the northwestern region…

Read More Here

12-year-old rescue after avalanche in French Alps deemed ‘true miracle’ by rescuers

A 12-year-old boy was found alive and uninjured in the French Alps after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes, an event his rescuers are calling a true “miracle”.…

Read More Here

20 dead as vintage airplane crashes in Swiss Alps

The Guardian reports that all 20 passengers and crew onboard a vintage plane that crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday were killed, police have confirmed. The authorities also confirmed…

Read More Here