Avalanche

Five German climbers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Two climbers escaped the event unharmed.

|ByREUTERS
A helicopter participates in a search and rescue operation over the site of a deadly collapse of parts of a mountain glacier in the Italian Alps amid record temperatures, at Marmolada ridge, Italy July 6, 2022
People wearing protective masks ski with the Matterhorn mountain in the background, in the ski resort of Zermatt, Switzerland November 21, 2020

Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain near Zermatt

Local airline Air Zermatt said that three of the bodies were found on the debris of an avalanche a few hundred meters below where the skis were spotted.

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The scene of a rockslide at Nahal David near the Dead Sea. August 24, 2023

Dead Sea tragedy: Israeli child killed, eight injured in landslide

Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE, MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A sign that warns of avalanche dangers protrudes from the snow on a mountain pass where migrants try to cross from Italy into France, near the town of Bardonecchia in northern Italy, December 20, 2017.

Four killed, 9 injured in avalanche in the French Alps

Rescue services are continuing the search for more victims and are in the process of identifying those involved.

|ByREUTERS

What happens when you get caught in an avalanche? Pro skier explains

32-year-old Owen Leeper has detailed the experience of being caught in an avalanche and surviving after capturing it on camera.

MARCH 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of a man skiing

Privatixy Protocol Fixes Security Issues That Could Occur With Networks Like Avalanche

AUGUST 28, 2022ByLEO GIOSUÈ

Immunicorn Finance and Avalanche Are Among Emerging Crypto Tokens Offering Cheap Gas Fees

AUGUST 24, 2022ByLEO GIOSUÈ

Young Israeli killed in ski accident in Georgia

The accident which killed a young Israeli in Georgia occurred Friday at the Gudauri Ski Resort, where avalanches are common.

MARCH 20, 2021ByMAARIV ONLINE
THE ROOMS HOTEL in Kokhta – the contemporary ski-in, ski-out resort in Georgia has opened its doors for this winter’s fun.

Second avalanche in eastern Turkey kills dozens of rescuers

Two avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed 38 people, most of them buried by the second downslide while working to rescue victims of the first, officials said on Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020ByREUTERS
Turkish soldiers and locals try to rescue people trapped under an avalanche in Bahcesaray in Van province