11.   The rescue operation was called off in the early hours of the morning because of further avalanche risk.

12.   Throughout the country, Alpine passes were closed because of the high avalanche risk.

13.   Thirty-eight people were moved from their homes because of acute avalanche risk in the village of Malbun in Liechtenstein, between Austria and Switzerland.

14.   Throughout the Swiss Alps, rescue workers were on alert because of the high avalanche risk.

15.   Warning of a high avalanche risk in the southern Swiss Alps, authorities on Thursday urged skiers to stay away from exposed slopes.

16.   Landeck, in the Tyrol, was copmpletely cut off due to the shutdown of the main motorway because of avalanche risks.

17.   Mountain rescue gendarmes were alerted on Sunday by companions of the climbers but failed to reach them because of poor weather and avalanche risks.