In March 1999, a routine truck journey through the Mont Blanc Tunnel turned into one of Europe’s most horrifying disasters. Dozens died trapped in smoke and fire hotter than molten steel. But behind ...

CHAMONIX, France -- -- Mont Blanc, the fabled snowy dome high atop Europe, is again a backdrop to war. Though hardly Napoleonic, a conflict over truck traffic could change the way Europe moves its ...

The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a vital link between France and Italy, became the scene of a catastrophic fire that claimed 39 lives. The blaze began when a Belgian truck, driven by Gilbert Degrave and ...

WWF-France is against the reopening of the Mont-Blanc tunnel, as it will not solve the pollution and noise linked to heavy truck traffic in the area. St-Jean de Maurienne, France - In March 1999, 39 ...

The climbers from Italy and South Korea were found on Tuesday after they went missing three days earlier during a period of bad weather on the peak. By Amanda Holpuch Four climbers were found dead on ...

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - The Mont Blanc tunnel connecting France and Italy has been closed to traffic due to a landslide on the French side, the ATMB company which jointly runs the tunnel said on ...