A TEENAGER educated within the UK is lacking alongside her father after the horror Swiss bar fireplace that killed at the least 40 folks.
Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, and her dad Jerome haven’t been heard from since an inferno erupted at a packed vacationer bar in Crans-Montana, Valais.
The resort’s web site lists Charlotte as a babysitter, including that she is in Crans “fairly often”.
Teenager Charlotte beforehand attended Emmanuel School, a non-public Jewish faculty in Watford, London.
It immediately emerged that each Charlotte and Jerome are lacking following the lethal blaze at a New Yr’s Eve celebration.
On TikTok, former faculty pal Mia posted a sequence of images of Charlotte.

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She captioned the submit: “My candy candy particular lottie I like you greater than the which means of life.
“I want my greatest pal I miss you #cransmontana @Charlotte niddam.”
One other pal, Summer time, posted a compilation of movies of her and Charlotte dancing and laughing collectively.
She captioned the submit: “I miss my greatest pal @Charlotte niddam #CransMontana.”
Feedback calling for Charlotte’s secure return have flooded her newest TikTok submit, which options the teenager singing alongside to Amy Winehouse’s ‘Tears Dry on Their Personal’.
One consumer, beneath the title Sophie, wrote: “I miss you child lady greater than something I want you proper now.”
The Niddam household lived in a rich cul-de-sac in Bushey close to Watford, Hertfordshire, for a number of years earlier than transferring to Switzerland.
The four-bed indifferent home offered for £1.3million in March final 12 months.
A neighbour mentioned Charlotte was “type” and “so intelligent”, including that the state of affairs was “horrible” and “so unhappy”
Charlotte’s mum and pa are French however are understood to have lived within the UK for a number of years.
Jerome’s Fb profile says he was born in Paris, France, the place he attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
Charlotte’s sister, Lena Niddam, and mom Marie-Sophie Niddam, aren’t believed to be lacking.
Based on her Fb profile, Lena lives in London and is learning Biochemistry at King’s School London.
She beforehand attended Immanuel School, the account says.
Marie’s LinkedIn says she lives in Switzerland the place she has labored as a property supervisor for Safeland PLC for 9 years.
Greater than 100 folks have been injured within the blaze, which took maintain as round 200 revellers welcomed the brand new 12 months at Le Constellation bar.
Authorities this afternoon confirmed sparklers, which individuals waving near the bar’s ceiling, most probably began the devastating fireplace.
The primary sufferer of the fireplace was named this morning as Italian teen golfer, Emanuele Galeppini.
The 16-year-old was considered one of at the least 40 individuals who misplaced their lives within the tragedy.
Galeppini’s Instagram includes a pic of him posing with professional Rory McIlroy, captioned “Pic of the 12 months”.
The Italian Golf Federation introduced the dying of Galeppini, saying it mourned a “younger athlete who embodied ardour and genuine values”.
It mentioned: “On this time of nice sorrow, our ideas exit to his household and all those that cherished him.”
He was “extensively considered a promising younger expertise”, and was initially from Genoa, based on Golf Digest.
Consultants are utilizing dental and DNA information to strive determine the deceased, however the severity of the burns is delaying identification.
Survivors as younger as 15, have been taken to hospitals throughout Switzerland and overseas to France, Germany, Italy and Belgium.
Valais hospital activated its catastrophe plan, receiving 60 of the injured, many with third-degree burns.
Different households now face an “insufferable” look ahead to victims to be recognized after officers mentioned the method will “take time” – and doubtlessly final a number of days.
The painful activity of figuring out our bodies started on Friday as mother and father of lacking youths begged for information of their family members.
Laetitia Brodard mentioned she had not seen her 16-year-old son Arthur Brodard, since he set off to have fun on the Swiss bar on New Yr’s Eve.
Brodard advised BFT TV information: “I’ve been in search of Arthur for greater than thirty hours, however there’s no information. It’s an insufferable wait.
“I received’t cease looking, I received’t hand over, to know if my son is alive or if he’s gone to the opposite aspect.
She mentioned her household is “doing every part we are able to to get solutions”.










