“The snow and ice hit as holidaymakers travelled to and from ski resorts in the Savoie region in southeastern France.
Authorities have set up shelters in 12 towns to cope with the number of travellers forced to leave their cars.
The freezing conditions caused the death of a 27-year-old man whose car slid into a ravine in the Belledonne mountain range.
France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has urged drivers “to exercise the utmost caution” and asked drivers to delay their journeys if possible” – continue article HERE
