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The relatives of teens lost after a devastating fire at a venue in a Switzerland's winter destination are enduring an excruciating period of uncertainty for official news and appealing for any details about their family members online.

The fire ripped through the Le Constellation bar in the alpine resort, located in the Alps of the Valais region, in the middle of the night of New Year's Day. Circulated footage reveal the ceiling igniting as beverages with fireworks are raised in celebration.

Emergency services have warned that it could take considerable time to formally name the victims of the fire, which killed four dozen individuals and injured another 119. Officials stated on the latest update that 113 of the injured have been identified, with efforts continuing to name the other six.

In the interim, families and friends have been posting on social media to request any news about their missing relatives who were in attendance that night.

Appeals for the Missing

The location of Swiss national Arthur Brodard, a teenager, are not yet determined, according to an public plea from his family.

The who lives of a town near Lausanne, informed a publication that she had gone back to the city to check whether he was in the medical facility, while his father did the same in the capital, but did not locate him.

"This is a living nightmare, an ordeal. The options are finding my son in the hospital mortuary, or I find him in intensive care. It's terrible," she said.

She added that some of his peers had been discovered with burns covering nearly half their bodies. "It's unspeakable; they experienced an absolute nightmare."

The Italy's government has confirmed that six of its young people remain missing.

Included in that group is Emanuele Galeppini, a teenage junior golfer, originally from Genoa but now living in Dubai.

The national sporting body has said that he is dead, without directly referencing the tragedy, paying tribute to a "talented young man who embodied passion and true sportsmanship."

His father, told media that his son was at the bar and was last in contact around the new year. An representative has indicated that a official announcement of his death is still pending.

Further Missing Individuals

Giovanni Tamburi, sixteen, is also unaccounted for. His mother explained that he had been on vacation but had ventured out with friends and found himself at the venue.

"Someone with him informed me they ran away after the fire erupted and that he had his phone with him, but then at a certain point he lost sight of him," she said, adding he had been wearing a distinctive piece of jewelry.

One of his educators commented, "I've always been struck by his good nature and positive demeanor, alongside great maturity. Every time ask if help out."

Alice Kallergis, who holds dual Swiss and Greek citizenship but lives permanently in Switzerland, was also at the bar on New Year's Eve, according to reports.

Her sibling has published an urgent request online, saying the family has had "no updates" regarding the 15-year-old or the three friends she was with, who are also reported missing.

Officials from her other nation say they are actively engaged with the situation.