A person skiing in the Italian Alps has become the fourth person to be killed by avalanches in 24 hours.
Local media said the person was among four struck by the avalanche near a mountain refuge in the Dolomite Mountains on Sunday.
On Saturday, an avalanche crashed into a group of skiers from Germany in the Sanales valley of Bolzano province.
The avalanche killed two seven-year-old girls and the mother of one of them.
Prosecutors say they are investigating whether that slope should have been closed to the public that day, given a high risk of avalanches.
Strong winds have raised the danger of avalanches in Italian Alpine ski areas, which are crowded with holidaymakers.
