0151 0 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Already 39 people have died in the French Alps, while in the whole of last season the total was just 25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4767668.stm One of them 39 was a friend of mine. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Another incident in Italy: Dozens of people have been rescued after an avalanche struck during a skiing competition in northern Italy. The avalanche hit the Artesina Rocca Giardina piste in Cuneo. Hundreds of rescuers scoured the mountainside amid fears that others might have been buried, but officials said no-one was believed to be missing. Correspondents say this winter looks set to be one of the worst on record for the number of people killed in avalanches across Europe. Already 39 people have died in the French Alps, while in the whole of last season the total was just 25. Last week 20 people died in France and Switzerland alone. The BBC's James Cove in the Alps says the avalanche risk has grown because of sharp temperature fluctuations - which have made the snow very unstable - and greater numbers of inexperienced skiers venturing into powder snow. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Sorry to hear that your friend was one of the victim,0151. I'm interested in something new, but always avalache risk annoys me. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Sorry to hear that 0151. I hadn't heard of the incidents last week, 20 in one week Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 There has been quite a lot on the news about it all. Sorry to hear about your friend 0151. Sounds like Japan with the temperature fluctuations, but there haven't been (m)any deaths due to that have there this season? Link to post Share on other sites
0151 0 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Thanks folks. It has been a bit grim. You don't expect to go on holiday and end up dying. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Yes, I'm sorry to hear that too, 0151. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Really sorry to hear that. Without wanting to sound gruesome, how did you friend get caught up in things 0151? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Probably avalanche as the article says. Sorry to hear of your friend 0151. Link to post Share on other sites
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