https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two skiers died and five others were injured on Saturday when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Tentino-Alto Adigo region, the mountain rescue service said. https://www.thelocal.it/20260322/two-skiers-killed-and-five-hurt-in-northern-italy-avalanche Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:23:27 +0100 two-skiers-killed-and-five-hurt-in-northern-italy-avalanche Two off-piste skiers were killed and another was in serious condition on Sunday after an avalanche struck a slope near the ski resort of Courmayeur, Italy's alpine rescue said. https://www.thelocal.it/20260215/two-killed-one-injured-in-avalanche-near-italys-courmayeur Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:31:05 +0100 two-killed-one-injured-in-avalanche-near-italys-courmayeur 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. https://www.thelocal.it/20251102/five-german-mountaineers-killed-in-italian-alps-avalanche Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:19:26 +0100 five-german-mountaineers-killed-in-italian-alps-avalanche Rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of three Italian skiers killed in an avalanche on the French-Italian border, while a French off-piste skier died after a fall, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20230414/bodies-of-three-italian-skiers-found-after-avalanche Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:39:00 +0200 bodies-of-three-italian-skiers-found-after-avalanche A series of avalanches in the Italian Alps over the weekend killed at least 10 people, emergency services and media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20190204/avalanches-in-alps-kill-at-least-10 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:15:00 +0100 avalanches-in-alps-kill-at-least-10 On January 18th Italy marks the second anniversary of a major avalanche in Pescara, Abruzzo which engulfed a luxury hotel and killed 29 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20190118/italy-commemorates Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:54:32 +0100 italy-commemorates 25 parties have been formally notified of the Pescara forest police force's conclusion of its 22-month-long investigation into the 2017 Hotel Rigopiano avalanche disaster, Italian media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/pescara-forest-police-concludes-hotel-rigopiano-avalanche-investigation-25-notified Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:10:00 +0100 pescara-forest-police-concludes-hotel-rigopiano-avalanche-investigation-25-notified Four skiers were confirmed dead on Monday and five others were in critical condition after being forced to spend the night exposed to the elements in the Swiss Alps, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20180430/four-skiers-die-after-being-caught-in-swiss-alps-storm Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:35:12 +0200 four-skiers-die-after-being-caught-in-swiss-alps-storm Three tourists have died after an avalanche in South Tyrol, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180322/two-dead-after-avalanche-in-northern-italy Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:44:09 +0100 two-dead-after-avalanche-in-northern-italy Two people were killed in an avalanche as they were skiing off-piste at a resort in central Italy, emergency services said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180204/two-killed-in-avalanche-at-apennine-resort Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:54:49 +0100 two-killed-in-avalanche-at-apennine-resort Around 160 people were evacuated from South Tyrol on Tuesday after a series of avalanches in the region. https://www.thelocal.it/20180123/tourists-evacuated-avalanche-in-south-tyrol Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:24:23 +0100 tourists-evacuated-avalanche-in-south-tyrol Scores of tourists remained trapped in ski resorts in South Tyrol on Monday after heavy snowfall blocked roads and triggered avalanche warnings. https://www.thelocal.it/20180122/avalanche-warning-italy-ski-resorts-south-tyrol Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:28:26 +0100 avalanche-warning-italy-ski-resorts-south-tyrol Authorities in Piedmont have raised the avalanche alert to five, its highest level, warning of large, spontaneous snow slides. https://www.thelocal.it/20180108/avalanche-alert-north-west-italy Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:54:39 +0100 avalanche-alert-north-west-italy Some 12,000 people were stranded in the Val D'Aosta region after a road leading to the Breuil-Cervinia ski area was closed due to the danger of an avalanche amid heavy snowfall. https://www.thelocal.it/20180105/thousands-stranded-amid-avalanche-risk-in-northern-italy Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:39:05 +0100 thousands-stranded-amid-avalanche-risk-in-northern-italy Two people are feared dead after an avalanche hit a group of off-piste skiers in Val Venosta, Alto Adige. https://www.thelocal.it/20180103/two-feared-dead-in-alto-adige-avalanche Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:37:22 +0100 two-feared-dead-in-alto-adige-avalanche Police have opened investigations into six people over deaths in an avalanche which engulfed a central Italian hotel in January. https://www.thelocal.it/20170427/six-people-face-investigations-over-italy-avalanche-deaths Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:40:41 +0200 six-people-face-investigations-over-italy-avalanche-deaths At least three people were dead, two were missing and several others injured after two avalanches in off-piste sections of the Italian ski resort of Courmayeur on Thursday, rescuers said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170302/three-killed-in-avalanche-at-italian-ski-resort Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:27:44 +0100 three-killed-in-avalanche-at-italian-ski-resort Italy's fire service have been honoured in the first edition of the Rome Drone Awards, a contest aimed at recognizing innovative and useful drone use. https://www.thelocal.it/20170220/video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:50:41 +0100 video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery Results of autopsies on the victims of Italy's deadly avalanche have revealed how the 29 people died. https://www.thelocal.it/20170201/avalanche-victims-died-impact-not-hypothermia-many-with-phones-in-their-hands Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:36:46 +0100 avalanche-victims-died-impact-not-hypothermia-many-with-phones-in-their-hands After a difficult few months working flat-out to assist people in the areas affected by earthquakes, extreme snowfall and a deadly avalanche, the Italian fire service finally has something to celebrate. https://www.thelocal.it/20170131/italys-firefighters-crowned-the-best-in-the-world Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:32:21 +0100 italys-firefighters-crowned-the-best-in-the-world