Fire at Swiss ski resort kills dozens of people
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Some 113 injured people have been formally identified, authorities add. They include 71 Swiss citizens, 14 French and 11 Italians.
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Transfers of patients to hospitals in Germany, Italy and France began on Thursday. France said on Friday that 11 injury victims would be hospitalized there.
A no-fly zone has been imposed over Crans-Montana as resources have been put into forensics to identify the victims, Swiss authorities told the press on Thursday
A blaze at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar has left dozens dead and about 115 injured, officials said.
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