8 minutes agoTragic in the Alps of France: Three people lose their lives in avalanches
Periskopi(5 months ago)
(5 months ago)Two avalanches in the French Alps left three people dead, and four others suffered injuries, local authorities and French media said on Tuesday. About noon, a massive snow slide, about 300m wide, included a street and a footpath in the town of Vallore, southeast France, said in a statement [...]
About noon, a large snow slide, about 300m wide, included a street and a footpath in the town of Vallore, southeast France, the Savoe Prefecture said in a statement, news agency reported. “.
Rescue teams, including mountain police, firemen and military specialists and dogs, were deployed for more than four hours before operations were suspended late afternoon due to the risk of new avalanches, the statement said.
Two of the injured were in serious condition and were evacuated by helicopter to be sent to hospitals near the area, it is further said.
Citing the prosecutor in the town of Gap, French television BFMTV reported that two skiers had earlier died from an avalanche in La Women, in the nearby Hawtes-Alpes region.
Weather forecasting service, Meteo France, said Savo remained at the orange warning of danger from avalanches Tuesday, but warned of improvement in the situation for the coming days.
France is facing heavy snowfalls in the Alps and floods in several western regions after rain that fell for several days.
Last Friday, three skiers died from an avalanche at the Val d'Isera resort./Periscopi/
