Latest Avalanches News
An avalanche hits a group of skiers in Italy's Piedmont Alps, killing 3
ROME (AP) — An avalanche hit a group of five skiers in Italy’s northern Piedmont region on Sunday, killing three of them, rescuers said. Two survived and were transported to the hospital by helicopter. The avalanche hit around midday on the eastern face of Punta...
Body of British hiker found in Italian alps as search continues for second missing since Jan. 1
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews on Wednesday found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions. Experienced hikers Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, had set out on Jan. 1 for a New...
