Traffic remained heavy in the French Alps on Sunday after a night which saw 15,000 people stranded by snow and forced to seek emergency shelter.
Many cars were not equipped with snow chains despite official warnings; the authorities have since declared them compulsory on certain routes.
One young man died when his car left the main road and fell 200 metres down a mountainside.
More than eighty emergency shelters were crammed full overnight, while the authorities said they had no idea how many…
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