Avalanches claim six lives in French Alps as danger warnings ignored

A spate of fatal avalanches has struck the French Alps amid persistently unstable snow conditions follow heavy snowfall. This ...

Death on the slopes: How avalanches have killed at least 17 across Europe in a month with Brit skier among eight swept away in one tragic weekend amid 'extreme risk' w…

This past weekend alone, eight people died in avalanches, with several incidents involving off-piste skiers in the Alps ...
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Avalanches in French Alps kill another three skiers

Three skiers were killed in separate avalanches in the French Alps on Sunday, according to local media, just a day after ...

Amazing moment skier finds an arm sticking out of deep snow and frantically digs away snow to save victim after an avalanche in Switzerland

Matteo Zilla, a 37-year-old creative director, was skiing in Engelberg on January 10 when he noticed an arm sticking out of ...
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Avalanche risk: Is it still safe to ski in the French Alps?

Six people died over the weekend while skiing in the French Alps after avalanches hit the slopes in several resorts - so is ...

Following a teen's journey through groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease

A year ago, NBC News joined Wedam Minyila as he began undergoing a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease. The ...
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“That would probably have saved this woman’s life”

Mountain rescue operations manager Fred Wallenta describes Sunday's tragedy on Gilfert (Schwaz district) in Tyrol. It took 1 ...