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Five German mountaineers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:19:26 +0100

Five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, were killed in an avalanche in the Dolomite mountains in Italy on Saturday afternoon, according to mountain rescue services.

German mountaineers missing in French Alps after ice block topples

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:55:47 +0200

Two German mountain climbers were missing on Tuesday after a giant bloc of ice broke off a Mont Blanc glacier in the French Alps, authorities said.

Two German tourists killed in Norway avalanche

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:13:24 +0100

Two German tourists were killed Thursday in an avalanche while on a snowmobile tour in Norway, authorities said.

Four Germans die in Swiss avalanche

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 14:12:19 +0200

Four German hikers have been killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, police in the southern canton of Valais said on Sunday.

Avalanche in Germany leaves one dead and another missing

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:50:02 +0100

One person was killed and another went missing in an avalanche in the southern German state of Bavaria close to the Austrian border, police said Saturday.

German skiers die in Austria avalanche

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 15:57:13 +0100

Three German cross-country skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following an avalanche in western Austria, police said.

Germany raises avalanche alert after skiier deaths

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:12:23 +0100

Heavy snowfall in southern Germany and the deaths of skiers prompted authorities Sunday to raise the avalanche alert warning in the Bavarian Alps to the second-highest level.

Avalanche risk high in German Alps

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:27:59 +0100

Bavarian authorities warned on Monday that the German Alps are at high risk of avalanche after several days of stormy weather.

Four Germans killed in Alps avalanche disaster

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:48:38 +0200

Seven people, including four Germans, were killed Tuesday when an avalanche swept them away in the French Alps, a local official told AFP, one of the deadliest snowslides to hit France over the past decade.

German killed in Himalayan avalanche

Sun, 28 Sep 2014 10:55:00 +0200

A German national has been named as one of the two climbers killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas.

Brewery boss killed by avalanche in Canada

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:18:00 +0100

The boss of one of Germany's best-known breweries died in an avalanche in the Canadian province of British Columbia on Monday morning while taking part in a heli-ski expedition.

Three skiers die in gigantic Swiss avalanche

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:35:00 +0200

Three men from south-western Germany were killed on Friday after their ski group was caught up in what rescuers said was a gigantic avalanche in the Swiss mountains.

British airman killed in avalanche during training

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:22:00 +0100

A British airman died Thursday after being hit by an avalanche while skiing in Germany as part of a training exercise, defence officials said.

Avalanche buries senior in mountain hut for two days

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:56:00 +0100

Rescue workers have freed an 84-year-old shepherd woman after she spent two days buried under an avalanche in her cabin on a mountainside in the Bavarian Alps, daily Bild reported on Wednesday.

One dead, one injured, and one missing in avalanches

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0100

One man is dead, one severly injured, and another missing after heavy snowfall in southern Germany caused numerous avalanches in the Bavarian Alps, police said on Friday.