VIENNA, Feb 22, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Two people were killed in avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, bringing to seven the number of people killed in the country since Friday after heavy snowfall. Experts had urged skiers to avoid off-piste slopes after five people -- four in Tyrol and one in Vorarlberg -- were killed Friday in avalanches triggered by a major snowstorm. Twenty-four people have been killed this winter season in avalanches in Austria, a country popular for winter sports, according to an updated toll released Saturday. Up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow fell on the Alpine nation since Thursday, causing power outages and transport chaos. A man was also crushed to death Friday by a snow plough that fell down a flight of stairs.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 22, 2026 02:32 UTC