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France

Lyon students in shock after avalanche deaths

The students from Saint-Exupéry High School in Lyon, France, return the day after, struggling to come to terms with what happened the day before

14/01/2016

France

At least 3 dead in French Alps avalanche

An avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of ten schoolchildren and their accompanying teacher, killing at least three people and seriously

13/01/2016

Norway

Avalanche in remote part of Norway kills one and injures nine

One person has died and nine others have been injured in an avalanche in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic. Snow from

19/12/2015

France

Avalanche in French Alps kills 7

An avalanche has swept through the Massif des Ecrins in the French Alps, killing seven people. The prefect of the region said it hit three groups of

15/09/2015

World News

Extreme climber admires Nepalese resilience

Italian climber Marco Confortola was up Mount Dhaulagiri when the Himalayan range shook on April 25th. His second ascent of the more than 8,000-metre

13/05/2015

Nepal

Dramatic videos show Nepal earthquake destruction on Everest base camp and Bhaktapur

Climbers at the base camp of Mount Everest run for cover as a huge avalanche triggered by the Nepal earthquake approaches. Cries of “inside, inside!”

30/04/2015

Mexico

Frozen mummified remains discovered in Mexico

Rescue crews in Mexico discovered the remains of two mummified bodies on Pico de Orizaba.

07/03/2015

Afghanistan

Aid is flown in to help Afghan avalanche victims

Deliveries of oil and rice are being flown in to help victims and their families caught up in a series of huge avalanches in Afghanistan. The

02/03/2015

Cinema

'Snow Therapy' will test your convictions on the nuclear family

‘Snow Therapy’ is the story of a perfect little Swedish family that has come to the French resort of Les Arcs for a few days skiing. Everything is

27/02/2015

Afghanistan

Avalanches claim up to a hundred lives in Afghanistan

More than 90 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan in the worst avalanches for over 30 years. With heavy snow forecast to last for another

25/02/2015

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Switzerland: Experiment blast triggers artificial avalanche

04/02/2015

Switzerland

Ten dead in Swiss-Alp avalanches

Avalanches kill 10 people across three deadly days in the Swiss Alps

01/02/2015

Sport

Two US ski hopefuls die in Austrian avalanche

Team USA ski hopefuls Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle have died in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps while skiing close to their base near Soelden

05/01/2015