BEIJING—More bodies were found Friday following an avalanche that buried vehicles outside a highway tunnel in Tibet, raising the death toll to 20, with eight people still missing. Images from the scene at the exit of the tunnel, connecting the city of Nyingchi in Tibet’s southwest with an outlying county, showed about half a dozen…
Body of 2nd Snowmobiler Found After Colorado Avalanche
DENVER—Searchers have located the body of a second snowmobiler killed in a Colorado mountain avalanche, authorities said Sunday. Crews using dogs and probing the avalanche field with poles recovered the body of a 52-year-old Colorado man in the area of Corona Pass outside Winter Park on Sunday, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in a…
All Missing People Found Alive After Austrian Avalanche: APA
BERLIN—The last two people unaccounted for after an avalanche in the Lech/Zuers skiing area in western Austria contacted authorities late on Sunday, and a search and rescue operation was suspended, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported on Monday. The avalanche occurred shortly before 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Sunday, APA said, adding the initial suspicion…
Report: 2 Missing After Austria Avalanche, Fewer Than Feared
FRANKFURT, Germany—Rescue workers were searching for two missing people after an avalanche swept across ski trails in western Austria on Sunday, the dpa news agency reported. Initially up to 10 people were feared missing based on video from a witness, but eight of those individuals had been identified and were no longer feared buried, dpa…
Over 1,000 Flights Cancelled by Westjet, Air Canada Due to Extreme Weather
Over 1,000 flights have been cancelled or delayed across Canada in recent days as a severe winter storm sweeps across the country. Motorists have been warned to stay off the roads as a number of highways have been closed in some provinces due to collisions and the risk of an avalanches. Major international airports, including…
Indian Himalayas Avalanche Kills 4, Several Missing
LUCKNOW—At least four people have died and several others are still missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of 41 mountaineers was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday, a statement from a mountaineering institute in northern India said. The group, consisting of 34 mountaineering trainees and seven instructors, was caught under the avalanche at…
Drones Spot 2 More Bodies From Italy Avalanche, Toll at 9
CANAZEI, Italy—Authorities said conditions downslope from a glacier in the Italian Alps were too unstable for searchers and dogs to work on the mountain where a chunk of ice the size of an apartment building broke loose at the weekend, killing several hikers. But with the aid of drones, two more bodies were spotted at…
Official: 17 Unaccounted for in Italian Glacier Avalanche
ROME—Some 17 people remain unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier broke off and slammed into hikers in northern Italy, officials said Monday. At least six people died and 9 were injured by the avalanche of ice, snow, and large rocks thundering down the slope of the mountain topped by…
Evacuation Order Issued for Avalanche-Stricken Anchorage Suburb
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Residents of a suburb of Anchorage in Alaska were ordered on Sunday to evacuate a mountainous area after one massive avalanche buried a road and another huge slide was considered imminent. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued the evacuation order, citing “a grave and immediate threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens”…
Avalanche in Austria Near Swiss Border Kills 5
VIENNA—An avalanche in an area of Austria bordering Switzerland has killed five people on an unusually dangerous day in the Alps after heavy snowfall followed by warmer weather, spokespeople for rescue services said on Friday. A separate avalanche earlier on Friday swept down a ski piste at the popular resort of Soelden, where five people…
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