Alps: five mountaineers or hikers dead in two days

Alps: five mountaineers or hikers dead in two days
Alps: five mountaineers or hikers dead in two days

Five climbers or hikers died in two days

French and Italian rescue services are calling for vigilance due to the snow that remains heavy at high altitudes.

Published today at 7:33 p.m.

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Five mountaineers or hikers suffered fatal falls in two days in the Alps, particularly in the Mont-Blanc massif, we learned on Friday from French and Italian emergency services who are calling for vigilance due to the continued heavy snow in altitude.

A Czech, a Pole and a Taiwanese are among the victims of the accidents in the French Alps, and one victim was recorded on the Italian side, according to these sources.

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