Eight skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in Austria on Saturday. One avalanche killed three Czech skiers, sweeping them away from a group of seven in the Murtal district of Styria province, ...

A number of people have died in the Alps over the past week, as heavy snowfall has hit the region.

Heavy snowfall and unstable mountain conditions turned deadly in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, as a series of powerful ...

Eight skiers died in three separate avalanches across the Austrian Alps on Saturday, days after heavy snowfall raised the ...

EIGHT skiers have tragically died after being caught in two avalanches in the Austrian Alps. One of the deadly snowslides hit a group of seven off-piste skiers in the Pongau area near Salzburg, ...

Three Czech skiers swept away in Murtal district while five killed in Pongau area near Salzburg ...

AN Irishman has died overnight from injuries sustained in one of several recent deadly avalanches in the Alps, Swiss police ...

Officials said fresh snowfall in the Austrian Alps is poorly bonded to older layers on the peaks, increasing the risk of repeated avalanches, and urged extreme caution.

A 53-year-old Irish man died overnight, Swiss police said Tuesday, following injuries sustained in one of several recent ...

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The man was taken to hospital on 13 January, and passed away from his injuries last night.

At least eight people have been killed in a series of avalanches in Austria, according to reports.