Overview
- Germany has received nine severely injured patients from Switzerland, with additional transfers being organized via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and Germany’s Kleeblatt distribution system.
- Berlin’s Unfallkrankenhaus expects three arrivals on Saturday, while clinics in Stuttgart, Tübingen, Ludwigshafen, Leipzig and Halle are already treating patients, and Bochum’s Bergmannsheil has offered two places.
- Swiss authorities plan to move up to 50 of the most serious cases abroad by Sunday, with treatment capacity arranged in France, Italy and Belgium.
- Authorities report about 40 dead and roughly 119 injured, largely teenagers and young adults, after the New Year’s Eve blaze in a crowded Crans-Montana bar.
- Investigators say party fountains mounted on champagne bottles likely ignited ceiling material, and clinicians warn of extensive burns and smoke inhalation injuries requiring repeated surgeries and prolonged intensive care with a continued risk of further deaths.