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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo provided by the Bergrettung Pongau (Mountain Rescue Pongau), rescuers search for people after an avalanche in the ...

At least eight people were killed in three avalanches in Austria on Saturday, mountain rescue services and police said. Seven people were buried in an avalanche in the afternoon on the 2,150-metre ...

VIENNA (AP) — Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said. A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of ...