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The relatives of young people missing after a devastating fire at a establishment in a Switzerland's alpine town are enduring an painful wait for official news and pleading for information about their family members online.

The inferno ripped through the a popular bar in the alpine resort, located in the Alps of south-west Switzerland, in the early hours of the first day of the year. Circulated video reveal the roof structure being engulfed in flames as bottles with sparklers are raised in celebration.

Authorities have indicated that it could take considerable time to formally name the fatalities of the tragedy, which claimed the lives of four dozen individuals and injured another scores more. Officials noted on Friday that 113 of the injured have been identified, with efforts ongoing to identify the other six.

In the waiting period, loved ones have been using online platforms to request clues about their friends who were in attendance that fateful night.

Heartbreaking Pleas for the Unaccounted For

The location of teenager from Switzerland Arthur Brodard, a teenager, are not yet determined, according to an appeal from his family.

The who lives of a town near Lausanne, explained to a publication that she had returned to the city to check whether he was in the hospital, while his father did the same in Bern, but did not locate him.

"This is a living nightmare, a nightmare. Either I find my son in the hospital mortuary, or I find him in a serious state. Words cannot describe it," she said.

She continued that some of his peers had been located with burns covering nearly half their bodies. "It's unspeakable; they went through a terrifying ordeal."

The Italy's foreign ministry has indicated that a number of of its young people are still unaccounted for.

Among them is Emanuele Galeppini, a teenage sportsman, originally from Genoa but now living in Dubai.

The national sporting body has said that he is dead, without mentioning the tragedy, honoring a "talented young man who carried with him passion and authentic values."

His father, is quoted as saying that his son was at the bar and was last in contact around the new year. An official spokesperson has indicated that a official announcement of his death is not yet.

Additional Cases

Giovanni Tamburi, sixteen, is likewise among the missing. His parent said that he had been on holiday but had ventured out with a group and ended up at the venue.

"A companion 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 recounted, adding he had been wearing a distinctive gold chain.

One of his educators commented, "He was known for his kindness and smile, alongside great responsibility. He would frequently offer to get me a coffee."

Alice Kallergis, who holds dual Swiss and Greek nationality but lives permanently in the country, was also at the bar on that night, according to reports.

Her sibling has shared an appeal on social media, saying the family has had "no information" regarding the teenager or the three friends she was with, who are also unaccounted for.

Consular authorities from her other nation say they are continuing to monitor the developments.