Five skiers were hit by a sudden avalanche in Italy's northern Piedmont region, with three killed and the remaining two severely injured - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and v

Three skiers were killed in an avalanche in the Piedmont region on Sunday (January 12) when the eastern face of Punta Valgrande, on the Italy-Switzerland border, was struck by a snow slide.

Three skiers died when an avalanche hit their group in the Alps of Italy ’s northern Piedmont region. A group of five people were heading up the eastern face of the 9,373ft Punta Valgrande, on the Swiss border, when a mass of snow swept down the slope around midday.

Various rescue teams attempted to dig out the three buried skiers but were ultimately unsuccessful. Two of the skie

An avalanche in Italy's Piedmont region claimed the lives of three skiers, while two survived and were hospitalized. The incident occurred on the Punta Valgrande summit, where an avalanche warning had been issued.

Three skiers died after their group was hit by an avalanche on the Alps in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. An additional two skiers survived and were airlifted to hospital by helicopter.