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

Eight skiers died in three separate avalanches across the Austrian Alps on Saturday, days after heavy snowfall raised the avalanche risk for the mountain range, local authorities said.

Eight skiers have died after three avalanches struck Austria in the space of just four hours, the authorities have said. A female skier was buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area of western ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eight people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, following heavy snowfall and dangerous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue teams search for people after an avalanche in Austria - Bergrettung Pongau/AP Eight skiers were killed in two avalanches in ...

Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said, as hazardous snowslides continue to claim lives around the world in the first month of 2026. A female skier was fatally buried by ...

Avalanches killed eight Alpine skiers in three separate incidents across Austria on Saturday. Heavy snowfall last week has been blamed for the series of avalanches, with local officials urging ...

VIENNA(AP) — Five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the Salzburg Pongau region of western Austria on Saturday, authorities said. Four skiers were killed by a snow slide in the Gastein ...