At least four people died in the French Alps when an avalanche engulfed nine people who were in an off-piste area near the ski resort of Tignes, the rescue services say.
“Five people are still buried under a huge mass of snow,” says a rescue official from nearby Albertville.
The French resort of Tignes (screen capture: YouTube)
The rescue workers initially said they had found two people dead and two alive near the resort close to the Italian border, but later reported four dead.
The police say the two people found alive appeared to have died shortly after being rescued.
The avalanche, some 400 meters (yards) wide, was apparently set off by a group of skiers higher up, the ski station says in a statement.
Two helicopters, rescue workers and sniffer dogs are searching for those missing, in the worst accident in France since the start of this year’s ski season.
— AFP
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