The police said several other rescues took place. The avalanches happened amid severe weather warnings across the region.

The mountain regions of central Europe are struggling with the consequences of heavy snowfall, with several people killed in avalanches in recent days and tens of thousands left without electricity ...

At least five people were killed in a string of avalanches in western Austria, authorities said Saturday. The government ...

A total of 26 people have died in avalanches in Austria so far this winter, the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety said on Thursday, significantly above the long-term average. The period ...

TWO people have been killed in monster avalanches in the Austrian Alps, bringing the total number of deaths to seven in just ...

Nearly three dozen separate avalanche incidents were recorded on Friday alone, part of more than 200 avalanche events logged ...

A 21-year-old Slovak was skiing off-piste "without avalanche safety equipment" when a "slab of snow broke off above him," and killed him instantly, police in Styria province said.

VIENNA(AP) — Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said. A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of ...