Alps News

3 Arrested in Italy Cable Car Crash; Clamp Deactivated Brake

ROME (AP) — Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying an investigation showed a clamp, intentionally placed on the brake as a patchwork repair, prevented the brake from engaging …

Italy Probes Cable Car Crash as Lone Child Survivor Recovers

STRESA, Italy (AP) — Italy’s transport minister vowed Monday to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people, after the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it came off …

Italian Cable Car Plunges to the Ground, Killing at Least 12

ROME (AP) — A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy’s most picturesque lakes plunged to the ground Sunday, killing at least 12 people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said. Rescue …

Avalanche in Alps Kill 2 Skiers in Italy

Rescuers have found the bodies of two Italian skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Italy’s Alps. The Italian news agency ANSA said the rescuers found the remains on Saturday night near a lake about 10 hours after the …