Video Disaster in the Alps: Because of the avalanche, two men were killed. Evacuations started ..
Two dead men have been found in Italy in the Alps, Italian media reports. In the spring storm, his father (64) and his son (33) were killed. They voluntarily signed up to help with rescue actions, but their electricity car withdrew in the sinkhole.
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Heavy rains and more than a meter of snow in other areas of the Alps led to the closure of the ski resort, suspension of traffic and was interrupted by electricity supply in the areas of France, Italy and Switzerland.
A day earlier, a man, 92, was found dead in his flooded home in the northern Pimont region, the fire department reported. In the French ski resort, Val Tharens, a woman suffered a heart attack after being flooded by an avalanche, the authorities said. In Tignes, the authorities ordered the residents to stay indoors after more than 1.1 meters of snow fell overnight.
The risk of avalanche was raised to the highest level in several regions, which led to the closure of several ski resorts. In the Swiss city of Sion, 36,000 inhabitants also received instruction to stay at home. Heavy trucks are forbidden to use the Main Blanc main tunnel between France and Italy. Dozens of trucks who could not pass through the tunnels were stuck on the A43 highway that connects Italy and France.
More than 3,300 homes in France and 5000 households in Italy have been left without electricity, according to power.
