Hundreds march in silence to honour victims of Swiss bar fire

Hundreds joined the memorial procession in Crans-Montana on Sunday (Antonio Calanni/AP)

Hundreds of people have marched in silence to honour the victims of the bar fire in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured.

Sombre mourners, many with reddened eyes, filed silently out of the Chapelle Saint-Christophe in Crans-Montana to organ music after Mass on Sunday. Some exchanged hugs, others applauded, before joining the silent march up the hill to Le Constellation bar.