After a flower storm drew more than a meter of snow from different regions of northern Italy, shutting mountain areas, slowing transportation, and killing at least one other person, two men were discovered dead on Friday in Saint Julien-Mont-Denis.
In some regions of France, Italy, and Switzerland, the surprise caused power to be cut, halted trains, and closed highways.
Although the amount of snow that fell in the Alps mountain range in April was strange and caught authorities and people by amazement. However, it is not uncommon in the Alps mountain variety.
The body of a 64-year-old gentleman and his 33-year-old son were discovered near Vicenza in the Italian region in Italy, bringing the death toll in the nation to three.
After heavy storms slammed the north of the nation, the couple volunteered to help with evacuation efforts. They were traveling when their vehicle was swept away by the currents from the torrent, making what the region’s head, Luca Zaia, described as an “unimaginable drama.”
A 92-year-old man was found dead in his flooded house the day before, according to the fire regiment.
The north of Italy was drenched by “intense and abundant” rain, which reportedly reached an elevation of 1,800 meters (5, 905 feet ) above sea level.
A woman was buried by an avalanche in the European beach of Val Thorens, according to authorities, and she died from a soul attack there.
Officials in Tignes also mandated people to stay inside after more than 1.1 meters ( three and a half foot ) of snow fell immediately.
All vehicles are completely covered, according to Mathis, a motel worker in Tignes.
In a number of areas, the risk of avalanches was raised to the highest level, resulting in the closure of some ski areas.
The 36, 000 residents of Sion, Switzerland, were also instructed to remain at home.
This is an enormous amount of snow in such a short amount of time, according to Yann Geaudry, a retired cross-country snow teacher in the French town of Termignon, who was concerned about the risk of flooding when the snow melts in the springtime sunlight.
In all three states, numerous roads were closed as a result of landslides or fallen branches.
Large trucks were prohibited from using the major Mont Blanc pipe between France and Italy, and dozens of people were stranded on the A43 bridge, which connects Italy and France, preventing them from doing so.
More than 3,300 houses in France and 5, 000 houses in Italy were also affected by the train accident, according to authorities.
Doier Beauchet, a resident who has lived in Lanslebourg, Savoie for 40 years, called it” really exceptional.”
As drivers gathered around him worked to open their snow-covered trucks, he said,” I must have seen that only five days.”
