Storms rage in Italy: ski area evacuated - debris avalanche cuts off valley. Landslides occur in the region around Lake Maggiore and avalanches occur in high altitudes.
Over the past few days there have been more than 100 operations in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. There is an avalanche alert level red in the valleys due to heavy snowfall. The Anzasca Valley was cut off from the outside world for half a day after an avalanche.