Investigations and the process of identifying the victims are ongoing after the deadly fire at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.
Information regarding the number of victims remains confused, with the latest reports saying 47 dead and 115 injured.
The general prosecutor in the "Vale" canton stated that the work of identification is being carried out at the fastest possible pace, so that the bodies of the victims can be handed over to their families.
France counts at least 9 injured and 8 missing.
On the Italian side, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, announced that 15 Italians were injured and the same number were missing.
The injured were treated in various hospitals, in Lausanne, Geneva, Zurich, as well as in hospitals in France and Italy.
The fire broke out in the early hours of the night, when more than 200 people - mostly young people - were in the bar celebrating the coming of the new year.
The cause of the fire is being investigated, with authorities ruling out the possibility of an attack.
According to the authorities, the prevailing scenario is that of a generalized fire, which was caused by an explosion.
At the same time, eyewitnesses claim that the fire was caused by champagne bottles with candles.
Based on converging reports, the owners of the bar are a French couple from Corsica.
Last night, hundreds of people gathered at the scene of the tragedy, braving the polar cold, to pay their respects to the victims.
Flags at the Swiss Federal Palace will fly at half-mast for 5 days.
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