Out -OF -Season Snowfall causes avalanches and makes a fatal victim in the French Alps

After a strong snowfall, the orange alert of Avalanche remained in force on Friday (18) in Savoy, the region of the French Alps. A 27 -year -old British, who had been buried at the Val Thorens Resort, could not resist his wounds and died.

After a strong snowfall, the orange alert of Avalanche remained in force on Friday (18) in Savoy, the region of the French Alps. A 27 -year -old British, who had been buried at the Val Thorens Resort, could not resist his wounds and died.

Thursday (17), the young man, who was standing on the edge of a road, was dragged about 15 meters from an avalanche at the entrance of the resort around 10 in the morning, explained the office of the public prosecutor of Albertville.

When he was found, he was suffering from a cardiorespiratory arrest and was taken to the Grenoble hospital, but he died at night, according to the prosecutor Benoît Bachelet in a note.

Two other landslides hit Les Menires, a ski resort near Thursday, without causing victims, said the city, which warned on the instability of the snow layer.

Like the French and Swiss Alps, northern Italy has also been struck by strong rains, which turned into snow in the highest altitude areas. The storm caused three deaths: a 64 -year -old man and his 33 -year -old son, dragged in the car by a flood in Veneto (Nord -est) and a 90 -year -old man found lifeless in his flooded house in Piedmont (North -ovest).

In the French Alps, small landslides were observed on Friday on the slopes of the mountains and avalanche’s notices could be heard in Val Thorens, where the sun appeared again.

The resort, now accessible, has gradually reopened its ski area, strongly supporting skiing and walks outside the demarcate areas.

The risks and authorities remain of precautions

Almost all the roads are released for traffic and only a thousand houses remained without electricity on Friday morning, of which 800 in Savoy, of the over 5,000 who had been left outside the day before, according to the director of the Enedis network.

Although none of the Alps is at the maximum warning of avalanche, regions such as Maurienne, Vanoise, Beaufortein, Mont-Blanc, Oisans, Great Rousses, Haute-Tarentaise, Belledonne and Haute-Maurienne remain “at the top” (4/5), according to Mééo France, which instructs “Maximum Actoration” ……….

“The activity of the avalanches will be significantly smaller than Thursday, but the large avalanches are still possible until Friday afternoon,” he warned the weather service in his latest newsletter.

Savoy’s orange notice entered into force at 10, scheduled for the end of Friday. Avalanche “can reach infrastructures locally or normally exposed highways”, warns Mété France, adding that “the accumulated quantities of snow are remarkable for the period”, with deposits up to 1 meter of snow in winter sports stations.

Impact on transport and safety measures

With recent snow, regardless of altitude, “the simple human presence (skier, people who hike, etc.) could be enough to trigger large avalanches. With the return of the clean sky, spontaneous releases are also planned before a gradual stabilization of the snow layer”, warns the city.

Due to the strong rains in Italy on Thursday, the Monte Branco tunnel remained closed in both directions of heavy vehicles, causing long lines.

Access to the Fréjus tunnel on the French side was compromised, with miles of congestion and heavy vehicles held in a control area.

In turn, the SNCF reported that the train services would remain interrupted during the day of the department, hitting different lines.

Thursday, many roads and tunnels were closed in the affected areas of France, Switzerland and Italy due to the fall of the trees and the risk of avalanche. The schools were closed and several French resorts confined residents and suspended ski activities.

(With AFP)

Source: Terra

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