Six Die as 200 Avalanches Strike Austrian Alps Following Storm

At least six people died in recent avalanches across western Austria after heavy snowfall and high winds created a dangerous, unstable snowpack.Anton Mattle and Jörg Randl from the Austrian Alpine Club urged extreme caution as more than 200 incidents were reported in a single week.The fatalities include citizens from the USA, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland, while road closures isolated resorts and left 29,000 homes in Slovenia without power.