Rappler's latest stories on French alps
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
Visitors now arriving from the last tramstop before the 4,809-meter summit are forced to take 20 steps more each year to reach the retreating 'Mer de Glace,' or Sea of Ice glacier, France's largest

Dozens evacuated as fire strikes French Alps hotel
The blaze is discovered on the wooden roof of the chalet-style Four Seasons hotel at around 10:00 pm on Thursday, March 28. 70 firefighters worked throughout the night to bring the fire under control by Friday morning.

Second black box found from French Alps plane crash
UPDATED The second black box records technical flight data that could provide vital insights into the final moments of Flight 4U9525 before its crash

Jeane Napoles, Lee Kuan Yew, Arum on fight earnings | The wRap
Jeane Napoles is back in the Philippines What is Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy? Bob Arum says the Pacquiao Mayweather fight could earn more than 400 million

2 dead, 9 hurt as train derails in French Alps
The train was traveling from the coastal city of Nice to the town of Digne les Bains and came off the tracks after hitting a rock on the rails firefighters say
Hopes pinned on wounded girl as Alps shooting probe stalls
Investigators into the murders of a British family in the French Alps pin their hopes on a 7 year old girl wounded in the attack as they struggle to make headway in the case