Alpine regions remain on high alert after 12 people are killed in weather-related incidents
Parts of Germany and Austria remain on high alert after extreme snow in Alpine regions, where 12 people have died in weather-related incidents.
A nine-year-old German boy was the latest victim of the extreme weather, which has resulted in residents becoming snowed-in and motorists trapped for hours in freezing temperatures.
Continue reading...Heavy snowfalls in Europe, Asia and the Middle East have left a world of white across thousands of kilometres
Continue reading...Sixteen-year-old dies after he and his mother were swept away while skiiing at St Anton am Arlberg
A 16-year-old Australian boy has been killed in an avalanche in Austria, local police said.
The boy was skiing with his parents and 14-year-old brother at St Anton am Arlberg, western Austria, on Wednesday, when he and his mother were swept away by the avalanche, local news reports said. His mother was able to escape unhurt, but the boy was buried in 2m of snow.
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