Fire disaster in Switzerland

For Switzerland, the New Year begins with one of the worst tragedies the Alpine country has ever experienced. 40 dead - mostly young people - as a result of a fire in a bar in a ski resort in the canton of Valais.

Following the fire disaster in Valais, the flags will soon be set to half-mast Credit: Armand Tamboly/Getty Images/Image Source

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