An avalanche in the Alps in northern Italy killed 5 people.
According to the Italian agency ANSA, the avalanche occurred yesterday afternoon in the Ortles region of the Alps, passing through the Alto Adige region in the north of the country.
A group of German skiers who were in the mountains was hit. At the first stage, the death of 3 people was confirmed.
During search and rescue operations, resumed on Sunday morning, the bodies of two more people were discovered on the slope where the avalanche occurred. Thus, the death toll increased to 5.