A Kiwi businessman and adventurer has been swept to his death in an avalanche at a ski resort in Japan. Sam Kerr, 35, from Dunedin was a resident of Kutchan, Hokkaido and lived there with his four-year-old son and wife.
Category: Avalanche
Winter wreaks havoc on B.C. roadways
The Ministry of Transportation is placing an advisory in effect for Highway 1 in both directions, between Craigalachie to the Alberta border. Accumulations of up to 30 cm are expected, followed by warming temperatures and rain in some areas, leading to slippery driving conditions.
Italy PM: Hotel death toll 24; 5 still missing after avalanche
At least one person has died and many others are feared dead after an avalanche buried a hotel in central Italy following a series of earthquakes. The death toll from the avalanche that wrecked Hotel Rigopiano in Italy’s Abruzzo region is now 24, according to the Italian wire service ANSA.
Toll from Italy avalanche climbs to 17 as hopes diminish
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 three puppies stay close to each other at the Hotel Rigopiano, near Farindola, central Italy, a day before an avalanche buried the hotel. Emergency crews digging into an aval… .
Toll from Italy avalanche climbs to 17 as hopes diminish
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 three puppies stay close to each other at the Hotel Rigopiano, near Farindola, central Italy, a day before an avalanche buried the hotel. Emergency crews digging into an aval… .
3 dogs give avalanche rescuers hope but 22 people missing
Italian Mountain Rescue Corps “Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico” Soccorso Alpino volunteers and rescuers work in the area of the avalanche-struck Hotel Rigopiano, near in Farin… . Italian Mountain Rescue Corps “Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico” shows Soccorso Alpino volunteers and rescuers at work in the area of the avalanche-struck Hotel Rigopiano, near… .
The Latest: Dutch skaters ignoring thin ice warnings
Freezing fog covered the capital on Monday as cold weather conditions continued. . This frame made from a video released by the Italian Firefighters shows a firefighter passing through an opening in the snow during the rescue operations on the Hotel Rigopiano, near Farindola, central… .
Girl pulled from avalanche hotel, wants cookie
A six-year-old girl has been rescued from a hotel devastated by an avalanche in Italy. After two days under tons of snow, what does she want? A cookie.
The Latest: Man reunites with wife, son after avalanche
An Italian man has been joyfully reunited with his wife and son after those two were rescued from hotel buried by an avalanche. Giampiero Parete had been spared Wednesday’s avalanche because it had struck when he was out getting medicine in his car for wife, Adriana.
Joy erupts as Italian rescuers pull out avalanche survivors
With cheers of joy, rescue crews pulled survivors from the debris of an avalanche-crushed hotel in central Italy on Friday, an incredible discovery that boosted spirits two days after the massive snow slide buried around 30 people at the resort. Two children were among those rescued.
5 reported alive in rubble of Italian hotel hit by avalanche
Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an … via AP). The interior of the Rigopiano Hotel is destroyed by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.
Miracle survivors found in the snow
Italian firefighters have found six survivors after an avalanche buried a hotel near Farindola, central Italy. Picture: Italian Firefighters/ANSA SIX people have been found alive under the avalanche that hit an Italian mountain hotel almost two days ago and rescuers are working to free them from the snow, a fire brigade spokesman says.
Nation-Now 24 mins ago 2:59 p.m.Avalanche buries Italian hotel; ‘Many dead’ with at least 30 missing
Italian military soldiers clear out the snow next to a bulldozer on the main road to Amatrice, after an earthquake struck the region, on January 19, 2017. Rescue workers in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, fearful about plummeting night-time temperatures, were in a race against time Thursday searching for survivors after an avalanche of snow, ice and mud flattened a resort hotel with up to 30 guests and staff members inside.
Rescuers search for 30 after avalanche hits Italian hotel
Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an avalanche in earthquake-stricken central Italy Thursday, reporting no signs of life as they searched for around 30 people believed trapped inside. Three bodies were recovered as heavy vehicles struggled to get to the scene.
30 missing in central Italy avalanche that buries hotel
Rescue workers were met with an eerie silence Thursday when they reached a four-star spa hotel struck by an avalanche in a mountainous earthquake-stricken region of central Italy. At least 30 people were missing, including at least two children, authorities said.
Buried hotel one of many snow rescues in Italy
An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead.
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