At least 4 tourists killed in snowstorm in Swiss Alps - Police

  01 May 2018    Read: 1640
At least 4 tourists killed in snowstorm in Swiss Alps - Police

At least four people died and another 10 suffered hypothermia as a result of the storm in the Swiss Alps, the canton of Valais’ police said Monday in a statement.

"On April 29, 14 climbers trapped by the bad weather [including a storm] were forced to spend the night outside, in the area of the Pigne d'Arolla [mountain]. Four people died, five others are in serious condition," the statement reads.

The police noted that these people were citizens of Italy, France, and Germany.


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