https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cisse and Ibrahim have never seen snow before. After fleeing crisis-hit Libya by boat and making their way up Italy, the exhausted pair trudge in flimsy trainers along a pitch-black mountain trail in a night-time bid to reach France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180124/frozen-mountain-migrant-trail-italy-to-france Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:53 +0100 frozen-mountain-migrant-trail-italy-to-france An Ivorian teenager aged 17 was rescued from a mountain pass in the French Alps after trying to cross the mountains from Italy dressed only in "casual wear". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160307/migrant-saved-after-walk-across-french-alps Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:29:41 +0100 migrant-saved-after-walk-across-french-alps The wolf was spotted by a ski resort worker in Savoie, who managed to snap rare photos of the wild animal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160303/wolf-spotted-at-ski-resort Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:30:49 +0100 wolf-spotted-at-ski-resort An American died in the Mont Blanc Massif after falling 40 metres in front of his teenage son, who had to spend the night suspended on a cliff face before he was rescued. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151023/american-climber-dies-after-mont-blanc-fall Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:46:10 +0200 american-climber-dies-after-mont-blanc-fall Five hikers, all blind or partially-sighted, crossed a mountain range in eastern France last week thanks to an innovative GPS system that developers hope can help millions of people with vision problems. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150702/blind-french-hikers-cross-mountains-with-gps Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:12:37 +0200 blind-french-hikers-cross-mountains-with-gps The body of a Belgian snowboarder has been found more than two years after he went missing in the Mont Blanc mountains in France, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140907/body-of-snowboarder-found-after-two-years Sun, 07 Sep 2014 13:43:00 +0200 body-of-snowboarder-found-after-two-years Four cross-country skiers died in avalanches in the French Alps on the weekend, officials said as they warned of snow melting under springtime sun creating a heightened danger. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130415/four-skiers-die-in-french-alps-avalanches Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:22:00 +0200 four-skiers-die-in-french-alps-avalanches Two off-piste skiers died in an avalanche near the resort of Tignes on Wednesday, to add to the growing death toll of winter sports enthusiasts, who have lost their lives in the French Alps this winter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130306/avalanche-kills-two-skiers-near-tignes-in-alps Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0100 avalanche-kills-two-skiers-near-tignes-in-alps A ten-year-old girl was killed on Monday after hitting a crash barrier on a slope in the popular Alpine ski resort of Morzine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130304/ten-year-old-skier-dies-on-slopes-of-morzine Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:07:00 +0100 ten-year-old-skier-dies-on-slopes-of-morzine A court in the French Alps has fined a British tour operator more than 26,000 euros for employing unlicensed British ski resort guides and paying them below the minimum wage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130221/france-fines-british-firm-over-alps-ski-guides Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:59:49 +0100 france-fines-british-firm-over-alps-ski-guides Concerns were growing on Friday for a missing British soldier who disappeared more than two days ago in the French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes. Helicopter searches have taken place, but there is still no clue to his whereabouts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/british-soldier-missing-in-french-alps Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0100 british-soldier-missing-in-french-alps