Austria Avalanche Kills 3; Ski Patrollers Killed in France

A danger sign " danger of avalanches" displayed at a closed street in Weissbach near Lofer, Austrian province of Salzburg on Jan. 11, 2019.Kerstin Joensson/AP
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BERLIN—Three German skiers have been killed in an avalanche in Austria and a fourth is still missing, police said on Jan. 13, as snowfall set in again in the northern Alps. In France, two ski patrollers were killed when the devices they use to trigger avalanches exploded.

The two accidents brought to at least 26 the number of weather-related deaths reported in parts of Europe this month.