Avalanches

Death toll in Turkey avalanche disaster rises to 41

ISTANBUL — The death toll from a pair of avalanches in eastern Turkey climbed to 41 Thursday, Turkey's disaster and emergency agency said as search te...
14:35 6 February 2022

Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall

ANKARA, Turkey — An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find peopl...
15:22 5 February 2022

Avalanche of issues takes out Iowa plan for high-tech caucus

DES MOINES, Iowa — What went wrong with the Iowa Democratic Party’s high-tech plan to speed up the reporting of caucus night results? Pretty much ever...
22:27 4 February 2022

8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see

PARK CITY, Utah — When the 36th annual edition of the Sundance Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of snow and cinema, it had ushered in an ava...
21:21 3 February 2022

Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administe...
10:53 14 January 2022

Searchers find third body buried by Idaho avalanche

Buried under about 10 feet (3 meters) of snow after an avalanche this week at an Idaho ski resort, Bill Fuzak made peace with his predicament and prep...
23:38 9 January 2022

Switzerland avalanche hits marked ski trail; 2 injured

FRANKFURT, Germany — An avalanche swept across a marked ski trail near the Swiss town of Andermatt on Thursday, injuring two people.
17:46 26 December 2022

3rd record tide enters Venice as Italy hit with snow, rain

VENICE, Italy — Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weathe...
3:35 18 November 2021