National Day of Mourning in Switzerland

There is official mourning in Switzerland today. The new year began with the worst tragedies the Alpine country has ever experienced. 40 dead - mostly young people - died as a result of a band in a bar in a ski resort in the canton of Valais. What has become known about the disaster since then?

Fire disaster Source: AAP

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