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The relatives of young people missing after a tragic inferno at a bar in a Switzerland's winter destination are confronting an painful wait for confirmed information and pleading for clues about their children online.

The inferno engulfed the a popular bar in Cans-Montana, located in the Alps of south-west Switzerland, in the early hours of New Year's Day. Verified video depict the ceiling being engulfed in flames as bottles with sparklers are held aloft.

Officials have warned that it could take days if not weeks to formally name the victims of the fire, which claimed the lives of numerous partygoers and hurt another scores more. Officials noted on Friday that 113 of the those hurt have been identified, with the process continuing to name the other six.

In the interim, relatives have been posting on social media to request clues about their loved ones who were present at the venue that fateful night.

Appeals for the Missing

The whereabouts of teenager from Switzerland Arthur Brodard, sixteen, are currently unknown, according to an appeal from his parent.

The resident of Lutry near the city, explained to a local newspaper that she had gone back to Lausanne to check whether he was in the medical facility, while his other parent did the equivalent search in the capital, but did not locate him.

"It feels like a terrible dream, a nightmare. The options are finding my son in the morgue, or I find him in intensive care. It's terrible," she told the paper.

She explained that some of his companions had been located with injuries covering a significant portion of their bodies. "It's indescribable; they went through a terrifying ordeal."

The Italy's government has indicated that six of its young people are still unaccounted for.

One of those is Emanuele Galeppini, a teenage sportsman, who hailed from Italy but now residing in the UAE.

The national sporting body has said that he is no longer with us, without mentioning the fire, honoring a "talented young man who represented passion and true sportsmanship."

His father, reportedly stated that his son was at the bar and was last heard from around midnight. An representative has stated that a formal confirmation of his death is not yet.

Additional Missing Individuals

Giovanni Tamburi, sixteen, is likewise among the missing. His parent said that he had been on holiday but had gone out with friends and found himself at the venue.

"Someone with him informed me they ran away after the fire broke out and that he had his mobile with him, but then at a specific moment he lost sight of him," she explained, adding he had been wearing a identifiable gold chain.

One of his teachers commented, "He was known for his good nature and positive demeanor, alongside great maturity. Every time offer to get me a coffee."

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

Her brother has published an urgent request online, saying the relatives has had "no information" regarding the teenager or the group she was with, who are also unaccounted for.

Officials from her country of origin say they are actively engaged with the situation.