Swiss police identify 16 more bodies after New Year's Eve bar fire

Swiss police on Sunday said they have identified 16 more of those who died in a bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people, one of the worst disasters in recent Swiss history.

Those now identified included 10 Swiss people, two Italians, one person with Italian-Emirati citizenship, one Romanian, one person from France and one from Turkey, Valais police said. No names were given.

Police have now identified 24 of the people who died in the blaze in the mountain resort of Crans-Montana, in southern Switzerland.

(Reuters)