{"id":4348,"date":"2026-03-21T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2026-03-21T19:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:17:01","slug":"2-skiers-killed-5-hurt-in-northern-italy-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4348","title":{"rendered":"2 skiers killed, 5 hurt in northern Italy avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two skiers died and five others were injured on Saturday when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the mountain rescue service said.<\/p>\n

The service’s operation centre received an alert around midday that a dozen skiers were caught up in the avalanche, a spokesman said.<\/p>\n

“Six helicopters were dispatched,” and nearby hospitals were notified, he said.<\/p>\n

The avalanche happened at an altitude of around 7,874 feet on the slopes of the 8,757-foot Hohe Ferse near the town of Ratschings, close to the border with Austria, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

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Rescuers search on the site where an avalanche broke loose in Val Ridanna, in Alto Adige, northern Italy, engulfing a group of 10 skiers Saturday, March 21, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Italian Alpine the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps Trentino Via AP<\/p>\n

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Dozens of rescue personnel, as well as firemen and law enforcement, participate in the search-and-rescue effort.<\/p>\n

A total of 25 skiers were on the mountainside where the avalanche occurred, but most had escaped the brunt of the slide of snow, rocks and ice.<\/p>\n

A few days ago, in the same region, a Polish man was killed by an avalanche.<\/p>\n

The avalanche warning given for the region on Saturday evaluated the danger as between low and moderate.<\/p>\n

Europe has been hit by a string of avalanches this winter. Last month, at least five people<\/span>, including an American, were killed in a string of avalanches in western Austria. Three\u00a0avalanches\u00a0across Austria killed eight skiers in Jan., authorities said. Six skiers died<\/span>\u00a0in France after being caught in avalanches in various Alpine resorts.<\/p>\n

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