Snow and storms occur in some European countries

At least four people have been killed in snowslides on January 5, in the state of Valais, in southwestern Switzerland, where many of the country's most famous ski resorts are located.

According to local media, in the early afternoon of January 5, a snowslide from the 2,400m high mountain in the state's Mase village buried a mountain climbing group, killing three people. ; including a guide, the other is seriously injured.

On the same day, three other snowslides occurred in the state of Valais, causing one person to die and many injured. Since the beginning of the skiing season, there have been 11 people killed in avalanche in Switzerland.

MeteoGroup British meteorological agency on the same day said the country is under the influence of the biggest storm in the past two decades. This is the second week in a row that the strongest storm since 1991 has affected Britain. Currently, nearly 300 areas in the UK are warned of the risk of flooding.

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The storm with winds of more than 110km / hour caused complicated weather conditions in the UK, heavy rain, strong winds, rising water levels, causing hundreds of households to be cut off. Heavy storms also crippled Britain's rail and road transport systems, but have not affected much of the country's major airports.

Authorities recommend that passengers on the plane check the flight schedule before leaving the house. He has issued a "gold" alarm, the second level of alarm has four levels for most territory.

In response to this situation, the British Government convened the Cobra Crisis Committee meeting, which only took place in the event of an emergency or domestic security emergency.

A day earlier, London had to use water barriers in the east of the capital to protect the city from waves from the North Sea. The use of this system by Britain shows that the water level has risen to a dangerous level, threatening the major coastal cities. From the beginning of 2014 until now, the great storms on the UK have claimed the lives of four people and left one missing.

Meanwhile, the storm also caused heavy and prolonged rain in some Italian cities such as Lazio, Liguria ., causing dozens of households to evacuate because of floods. Many routes to Rome are submerged in water.

Some localities are warned that landslides can be very dangerous. Bad weather also affected the famous resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo during the holiday season, causing many hotels to lose power.

However, the Italian meteorological agency predicts this extreme weather will not last long, on January 6, there will be sunshine in the Apennines mountains.