Bad weather continued to afflict parts of Europe today with avalanches and flooding causing disruption in Austria and Germany.<br />''<br />''An overnight avalanche at Ramsau in central Austria, hit a hotel. All 60 visitors and staff were evacuated from the building safely.<br />''<br />''Warmer and wetter weather after days of heavy snowfall has increased the risk of avalanches in parts of southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<br />''<br />''In Germany's Bavaria, snowmelt has flooded several roads and some basements in the town of Harburg as the Woernitz river swelled overnight.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Dozens of people have died in avalanches and weather-related accidents in the region since the start of the year.</span>