Four killed in avalanche inside the French Alps

At least 4 of us died and 9 have been injured in an avalanche inside the French Alps.

Paris,UPDATED: Apr 10, 2023 07:18 IST

An avalanche in French Alps, in Les Contamines-Montjoie, France. (Image: Reuters)

By Reuters: Four of us have died and 9 others have been injured in an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc inside the French Alps, inside minister Gerald Darmanin talked about on Sunday.

The avalanche occurred in the midst of the day on the Armancette glacier, he wrote on Twitter.

Those caught up in it have been backcountry snowboarding inside the mountains, talked about Emmanuel Coquand, spokesperson for the native authorities of Haute-Savoie, together with that they’ve been nonetheless confirming the identification of the victims.
He talked about the avalanche was in depth, overlaying an area of 1 km by 500 metres (half a mile by 550 yards) at an altitude of three,500 metres and that its causes are being investigated.

The glacier lies near the village and ski resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie.

President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter that rescue suppliers have been persevering with to hunt for added casualties and that his concepts have been with the victims and their households.

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Apr 10, 2023