Geneva, Jan 2, 2026 (AFP) - Crans-Montana, historic Alpine sports resort hit by tragedy

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The upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, where a fire ripped through a New Year's celebration at a bar killing at least 40 people, is one of Switzerland's best known, hosting winter and summer sports events, and boasts a 130-year-long history. Sitting at an altitude of 1,500 metres (around 4,900 feet), the resort offers snow-lovers 140 kilometres (87 miles) of wide-ranging ski pistes. Crans-Montana is in southwestern Switzerland in canton Wallis,......

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