# French Alps

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# courchevel

Two people dead and 22 injured following major fire at French ski resort

The cause of the fire at the ski resort of Courchevel was not immediately known.

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Jan 20th 2019, 12:10 PM

# climbing accidents

Four climbers killed in French Alps

Four people, including an Italian man and two French women, were killed in three separate accidents.

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Jul 30th 2018, 7:56 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

The Sligo murder investigation, preparations for this week’s severe cold weather and continued air strikes in Syria…

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Feb 25th 2018, 8:00 PM

# Avalanche

French Alps avalanche kills father and 11-year-old daughter

An investigation has been launched into the incident.

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Feb 18th 2018, 6:42 PM

# French Alps

French Alps on maximum avalanche alert as Storm Eleanor rips through Europe

In other extreme weather, three hundred goats were killed in the wildfire at Chiatra-Canale di Verde.

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Jan 4th 2018, 1:43 PM

# Stranded

Skier killed by avalanche in French Alps

Over 4,000 travellers have been stranded due to the heavy snow.

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Dec 31st 2017, 12:54 PM

# all downhill from here

150 skiers spent Christmas Eve trapped on lifts in the French Alps

They were all rescued in time for Christmas Day.

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Dec 25th 2017, 11:21 AM

# Tignes

At least four dead after avalanche in French Alps

Five people are still buried under a huge mass of snow,” said a rescue official.

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Feb 13th 2017, 1:59 PM

# deadly pursuits

Five people died in a deadly weekend for extreme sports in the Alps

Four separate accidents caused the five deaths.

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Aug 15th 2016, 1:24 PM

# Disappeared

Two French teenage girls who attempted to go to Syria to join Isis returned home

The mother of one of the girls said she had caught her daughter trying to leave for Syria two years ago.

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Mar 7th 2016, 1:10 PM

# soldiers killed

Five members of the French Foreign Legion killed in Alps avalanche

They were among a group of 50 soldiers taking part in a skiing exercise.

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Jan 18th 2016, 6:45 PM

# French Alps

Soldier (39) killed while attempting Alps wingsuit jump

He died after jumping off the 2,525 metre-high summit of Le Brevent.

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Dec 27th 2015, 8:09 AM

# brave

Another Germanwings pilot has given a powerful speech to comfort passengers

There was an Irishman on board who has shared the story.

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Apr 3rd 2015, 7:31 AM

# French Alps

Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies

Andreas Lubitz is understood to have had treatment “several years ago”.

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Mar 30th 2015, 3:12 PM

# Flight 4U 9525

Captain shouted 'open the damn door' as jet plunged into Alps

It also emerged today that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, believed to have crashed the plane, sought treatment for problems with his sight.

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Mar 29th 2015, 2:33 PM

# Germanwings

"We haven't found a single body intact" - French Alps rescuers finding remains

Between 400 and 600 pieces of remains have been recovered.

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Mar 27th 2015, 4:17 PM

# alps plane tragedy

Some data recovered - but as yet we don't have "the slightest explanation" for the crash

The plane, carrying 144 passengers, plunged for eight minutes before hitting the side of a mountain – with no survivors.

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Mar 25th 2015, 10:16 PM

# Michael Schumacher

Schumacher family: Michael's a fighter and will not give up

As the racing legend lies in coma on his 45th birthday, it emerged that the impact of his accident split his helmet in two.

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Jan 3rd 2014, 9:55 AM

# whoa

Incredibly lucky goats survive avalanche in nerve-racking video

See how they did it…

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Dec 10th 2013, 8:30 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Brother arrested over murder of Iraqi-British family in French Alps

Police in Britain have arrested Zaid al-Hilli in connection with the murder of his brother Saad, his wife and his mother-in-law in the French Alps last year.

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Jun 24th 2013, 11:50 AM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Alps shooting: Authorities don't know who was shot first

The French prosecutor investigating the shooting dead of four people in the French Alps last month was denying an earlier report that the cyclist and not the family were shot first.

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Oct 20th 2012, 12:06 PM

# France

Three people shot dead in a car on French island of Corsica

Their bodies were found in the north of the island earlier today.

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Sep 11th 2012, 3:47 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Girl, 7, who survived Alps shooting wakes from coma

The girl’s younger sister has returned to Britain as police continue to probe the shooting that has shocked Europe.

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Sep 9th 2012, 6:07 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Four-year-old survivor of Alps shooting to return to Britain

Zeena al-Hilli will be accompanied by her aunt and uncle who travelled to France to bring her home as French police say they are to re-examine the crime scene in the Alpine beauty spot.

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Sep 9th 2012, 1:11 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Alps shooting: Police say investigation will be 'long and complex'

Officers from the French police have arrived at the Surrey home of the family who were shot dead while on holiday in the French Alps earlier this week.

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Sep 8th 2012, 5:51 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Family of girls who survived Alps shooting arrive in France

Seven-year-old Zainab remains in a medically induced coma after being shot and badly beaten in the attack.

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Sep 8th 2012, 2:02 PM

# ALPS SHOOTING

Alps shooting: Brother denies involvement as police search for clues

Mystery deepens as chief prosecutor rules out hypothesis of a family dispute causing the shooting dead of four people. Investigators are waiting to talk to one of the two young girls who survived the attack.

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Sep 7th 2012, 6:44 PM