With Crans-Montana a popular destination for international tourists, many foreign nationals are among those hurt in the blaze. They include 71 Swiss nationals, 14 French – the French foreign ministry gave a tally of 16 on Saturday – 11 Italians, four Serbs, a Belgian, a Bosnian, one person from Luxembourg and also a Pole and a Portuguese. Pastor Gilles Cavin speaks during a Sunday mass for the victims of the fire. Horror and angerThe mayor of Crans-Montana, Nicolas Feraud, assured Swiss public broadcaster RTS that there had been no negligence on the municipality’s part. Photo / Maxime Schmid, AFPFor Patricia Mazzoni, a 55-year-old Swiss on holiday in Crans-Montana, what happened is simply incomprehensible:“How is this possible, especially in Switzerland?

Source: New Zealand Herald January 04, 2026 18:40 UTC