Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France

Heavy snow blocks Alpine resorts in Switzerland and France

A Swiss ski resort is cut off and people have been told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes.

Several French resorts have announced that they have closed their ski areas for the day due to the risk of avalanche, which reaches the maximum level in several massifs. Switzerland and Italy have also been hit by "exceptional" snowfalls.

In "cardio-respiratory arrest", the victim was transferred on Thursday 17 April from the Val Thorens station (Savoie) to the hospital center of Grenoble (Isère), announces the prefecture of Savoie. The authorities ask the inhabitants, as well as those of Tignes, to remain confined.

The situation is dramatic at the Val Thorens ski area in the French Alps.

Huge spring snowfall has caused disturbances in several Alpine regions of Switzerland, Italy, where one person died, and France, where one person was seriously injured by an avalanche, leading the authorities to take exceptional measures.

The Swiss, French and Italian Alps are experiencing very heavy snowfalls on Thursday, causing major disruptions that have led the local authorities to take exceptional measures in the face of traffic difficulties and risks of avalanches and tree falls. ...