a little bit more about it fresh action on ski as we appreciate it thank you. hugh some other news now and a fresh blast of winter weather has hit central europe making many regions treacherous and the austrian ski region of botha left authorities are urging people to avoid wooded areas because of the risk of trees collapsing under the weight of the snow they have been avalanches no deaths have been recorded however the extreme weather has killed more than twenty people in the last ten days. and i mean s.f. is in austria and reports now on the toll that the heavy snow is taking. local news in austria today is dominated by announcements of road closures over one hundred fifty roadways are blocked due to the danger of avalanches and falling trees this could turn a ten minute drive into a two hour detour and about a dozen villages in austria are completely inaccessible they're blocked off from the outside world no sun and warmer weather is predicted for today and tomorrow but