BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 17:08:00
Now, this is the statement that french president emmanuel macron issued on twitter after the avalanche happened. he said, "we're thinking of the victims, as well as their families. our rescuers are mobilised to find those still trapped in the snow." now, no avalanche warning was actually issued that day. but this isn't the first time that this has happened. in 2014, two brothers were on a hiking trip. they were experienced mountaineers and, yet, they still died in an avalanche on that very same glacier. but for now, search—and—rescue teams are still looking for survivors. pope francis has ...