January 18th, 2026 - 06:28 GMT
ALBAWABA - Two consecutive avalanches have killed several people in western Austria, in yet another incident highlighting the dangers of winter weather in mountainous regions. The Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported that five skiers were killed in two separate avalanches on Saturday in the Pongau region of Salzburg state, following heavy snowfall. The first avalanche reportedly occurred near the town of Bad Hofgastein at an altitude of approximately 2,200 meters ...
![Armed men roam a street in the western, mainly Sunni Muslim city of Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province, on January 4, 2014, as parts of Ramadi and the city of Fallujah. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/460527941.jpg?itok=D-_Cro0A "Armed men roam a street in the western, mainly Sunni Muslim city of Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province, on January 4, 2014, as parts of Ramadi and the city of Fallujah. [Getty Images]")
