Heavy snow in Germany
Heavy snow brings chaos and death to Germany and Austria Alpine regions remain on high alert after 12 people are killed in weather-related incidents Josie Le Blond in Berlin Fri 11 Jan 2019 15.06 GMT Last modified on Fri 11 Jan 2019 21.50 GMT Shares 483 1:01 Parts of Europe blanketed by heavy snowfall – video Parts of Germany and Austria remain on high alert after extreme snow in Alpine regions, where 12 people have died in weather-related incidents. A nine-year-old German boy was the latest victim of the extreme weather, which has resulted in residents becoming snowed-in and motorists trapped for hours in freezing temperatures. The boy was killed by a falling tree in Aying, near Munich, on Thursday afternoon, police said. Two German skiers were killed by avalanches in the Austrian Alps at the weekend. The others died in traffic accidents or after being hit by f...