5 skiers killed in French Alps avalanches

Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches
Five skiers were killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday, local officials have confirmed. One torrent of snow came in Val-Cenis, in the south-eastern Savoie region, killing four Norwegian skiers, while a Swiss skier died further north in the Haute-Savoie region, near Chamonix.
Skier Dies In Avalanche In Swiss Alps: Tragic Accident In Valais
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Young skier dies in avalanche in Swiss Alps
A 27-year-old ski tourer has died in the hospital in Sion, in southwestern Switzerland, after being caught in an avalanche on Saturday.
Avalanche kills four Norwegian skiers in French Alps
An avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday killed four Norwegian skiers swept away by the off-piste torrent of snow and ice, officials in the southeastern Savoie region told AFP.
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Five Norwegian and Swiss skiers killed by avalanches in French Alps
Four Norwegians and a Swiss woman were reportedly killed in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on Wednesday. The Norwegians were part of a group of seven that was swept away by an avalanche in Val-Cenis in the southeastern Savoie region near the Italian border.
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Avalanches Kill Five Skiers in French Alps
Two separate avalanches killed five skiers across the French Alps on Wednesday, according to several news reports. Four of ...
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