Five British Nationals Among Dead After Multiple French Alps Avalanches

Local authorities launched investigations after two separate avalanches in the French Alps killed at least three people on Tuesday including a British man and a Polish citizen.These latest fatalities near La Grave and Valloire follow the deaths of British skiers Stuart Leslie and Shaun Overy who were killed in a similar incident in Val d’Isère last Friday.The regional death toll for the winter season has reached 28 as weather services warn of maximum risk levels due to recent heavy snowfall and high winds.