Two skiers killed, five hurt in northern Italy avalanche
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Skiers in Livigno, Italy, in January 2026. On March 21, a dozen skiers were caught in an avalanche in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Italian Alps.
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- An avalanche in the Italian Alps on March 21 killed two skiers and injured five others in the Tentino-Alto Adigo region.
- Around midday, the rescue service was alerted that a dozen skiers were caught; "six helicopters were dispatched" for rescue.
- 25 skiers were on the mountainside, most escaping the avalanche; the region's avalanche warning was between low and moderate.
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ROME – Two skiers died and five others were injured on March 21 when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the mountain rescue service said.
The service’s operation centre received an alert at around midday (7pm in Singapore) that a dozen skiers were caught up in the avalanche, a spokesman said.
“Six helicopters were dispatched” and nearby hospitals notified, he said.
Dozens of rescue personnel, as well as firefighters and law enforcement agents, participated in the search-and-rescue effort.
A total of 25 skiers were on the mountainside where the avalanche occurred, broken up into several groups, but most of them escaped the brunt of the slide of snow, rocks and ice.
A few days ago, in the same region, a Polish man was killed by an avalanche.
The avalanche warning given for the region on March 21 had evaluated the danger at between low and moderate. AFP
