A former pupil at a British school is among the missing after a deadly inferno ripped through a Swiss ski bar on New Years Eve.
Charlotte Niddam, who previously attended Immanuel College – a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire – is one of the two named people confirmed as missing.
The schoolgirl, believed to be 15, has not been heard from since a fire tore through a packed bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, leaving nearly 50 people dead and another 115 injured.
A statement issued by Immanuel College confirmed Charlotte was missing.
‘We are reaching out with an urgent request for our school community to come together in support of Charlotte Niddam’, the statement read.
‘Charlotte was a student at Immanuel College, and her family have now moved back to France.
‘The families have asked that we all keep them in our thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time. We are all praying for a miracle for Charlotte and the others, and want the families to feel the full strength of the Immanuel College community’s support’.
British-educated Charlotte Niddam is among the missing after a deadly fire tore through a bar in the Swiss Alps
Images of the missing teen were shared in a post on the Instagram account, @cransmontana.avisderecherche, set up to help locate survivors.
The Instagram account said the teen was a babysitter, and that she visits the Alpine ski resort very often.
Friends at her former UK school posted a series of pictures of Charlotte on TikTok.
One friend called Mia wrote on the social platform: ‘My sweet sweet special Lottie I love you more than the meaning of life. I need my best friend I miss you.’
Another friend, Sujmmer, posted a compilation of videos of the two pals together, captioning the post: ‘I miss my best friend @Charlotte niddam #CransMontana.’
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