Two freeze to death in Austria
Two men were found dead today in southern Austria, and police said they apparently froze to death in the cold weather.
One of the men, a 76-year-old, was found in woodlands in Carinthia province, while the other, a 49-year-old, died in his unheated room after excess alcohol consumption, the Austria Press Agency said. Neither was identified.
A mixture of rain and snow that began falling across Austria over the weekend caused dozens of traffic accidents and commuting delays and led authorities in Salzburg province to issue a high avalanche alert.
Meanwhile a Russian tourist was reported missing today following an avalanche at the eastern Turkish ski resort of Palandoken in the eastern Erzurum province.
