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| Tignes avalanche: Snow buries several skiers in popular French resort | Tignes avalanche: Snow buries several skiers in popular French resort |
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| Several skiers have been buried after an avalanche hit a ski slope in the French resort of Tignes, local emergency services say. | Several skiers have been buried after an avalanche hit a ski slope in the French resort of Tignes, local emergency services say. |
| Rescue efforts are ongoing but local media report that weather conditions are making it difficult to estimate the number of people buried and have prevented the use of helicopters. | |
| A police spokesman said several people were buried when the avalanche came down on a busy ski slope, local newspaper Le Dauphine reported. | |
| The snow crossed the popular Carline piste, a medium blue ski slope, and police issued an alert around 10.06am. | |
| The avalanche risk at Tignes was rated four out of five. | |
| The entire resort has been closed to skiers. | |
| Four people were killed in an avalanche at the same resort last month. | Four people were killed in an avalanche at the same resort last month. |
| Since the beginning of the season, there have been 14 avalanches in the Alps and the Pyrenees, which have killed at least seven. | Since the beginning of the season, there have been 14 avalanches in the Alps and the Pyrenees, which have killed at least seven. |
| Last season, there were 45 incidents, which killed 21 people. | Last season, there were 45 incidents, which killed 21 people. |
| In January, 29 people died when an avalanche buried the small Hotel Rigopiano in Italy. | |
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