10 Swiss nationals, two Italians, one Romanian, one French national, and one Turkiye were among those identified, according to the Valais police on Sunday.
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In the southern Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana, the blaze at the Le Constellation bar has so far identified 24 victims.
Families have endured agony as they wait for news of their loved ones.
The youngest victim of the identified murder is a 14-year-old Swiss girl, followed by two 15-year-old Swiss girls, who was also identified as the youngest.
Police said ten more bodies, ages 16 to 18, were discovered on Sunday. A French national, 39, and two Swiss men, 20 and 31, were also identified.
About 119 people were injured in the fire, which officials are still trying to identify, some of whom had severe burns, and were later transferred to burn units across Europe.
The tragic fire’s aftermath is deeply depressing the local community.
On New Year’s Eve, 24-year-old Damiano Vizioli, who lives next to Sion, was smoking a cigarette outside the bar when it suddenly caught fire.
Vizioli told the Reuters news agency, “I’m not sleeping well because I can hear people screaming.” He returned to the bar in search of information on a friend who had been working there and who he has not heard from since.
Local businessman Eric Schmid, 63, added to Reuters’ report that the disaster will “quite deeply” be felt and that recovery will take time.
“We the Swiss are mountain people,” they say. Of course, we will survive, but that’s not the most crucial factor, he said.
“It’s more about the children and all these affected people,” he added. However, he continued, “the messages and solidarity symbols are extremely significant.”
Source: Aljazeera
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