French Alps

Fires and avalanche alerts as Storm Eleanor batters Europe

Paris - Muslimchronicle

The French Alps were on maximum avalanche alert Thursday as Storm Eleanor swept through Europe, killing at least five people and fanning rare winter wildfires in Corsica. With the mountains packed with skiers for the school holidays, major resort Val d'Isere closed its runs for the day because of heavy snowfall, while Chamonix said it was shutting many of its lifts asRead more

Man charged with murder of missing French girl

Grenoble - Muslimchronicle

Prosecutors in eastern France on Thursday charged an ex-soldier with murdering a nine-year-old girl who went missing from a wedding party in the French Alps in August. Nordahl Lelandais, 34, had already been charged with kidnapping Maelys de Araujo, and has been in custody since September 3. He denies the charges. He was charged after nearly eight hours of questioningRead more

New searches for French girl missing at wedding

Lyon - AFP

Police reinforcements arrived Wednesday to take part in a fresh search of an area in the French Alps where a nine-year-old girl went missing during a family wedding at the weekend. Another 60 police joined teams on the ground searching around the village of Pont-de-Beauvoisin where Maelys de Araujo disappeared at 3:00 am (0100 GMT) on Sunday morning. "We'll beRead more

Kidnapping feared after French girl vanishes

Pont-de-Beauvoisin - Muslimchronicle

Divers and police dogs backed by a helicopter took part in a massive hunt for a missing nine-year-old girl in the French Alps on Tuesday after she vanished during a family wedding at the weekend. "Obviously, we are exploring all leads," local prosecutor Dietlind Baudoin told a news conference more than 48 hours after the girl, named as Maelys deRead more

Taylor hunting down record again - at altitude

Tignes - Muslimchronicle

Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor will target the world record on Wednesday at altitude in the French Alps, just a week after coming up short in the same bid at the IAAF World Championships. The American did enough to hold off his compatriot Will Claye to take gold in London, but his winning effort of 17.68 metres was wellRead more

Avalanches strike French Alps; 2 killed

Lyon - Arab Today

A Dutch snowboarder and a skier have been killed and two other people are missing after a series of avalanches in the French Alps following heavy snowfall, local officials said on Wednesday. The group of three Dutch snowboarders in their twenties were off-piste on Tuesday when they were swept away in the Valfrejus resort, mountain rescue services from the areaRead more