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Avalanches kill 8 in Austria

Published : 05 Feb 2022, 22:53

  DF News Desk
File Photo Xinhua.

Eight people were killed in three separate avalanches in western Austria within 24 hours, reported Xinhua, quoting the Austrian news agency APA on Saturday.

Police said the incidents happened in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol on Friday and Saturday. In one avalanche near the Austrian-Swiss border, four Swedish skiers and their Austrian guide were killed.

Authorities have issued warnings of more avalanches on Saturday and Sunday.