Several people swept away in avalanche at Swiss ski resort
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Several people swept away in avalanche at Swiss ski resort
Authorities had already warned of the risk of avalanches due to snowfall and very strong winds.
An avalanche in the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt swept away several people, the police of the Canton of Valais reported on the social network X this Monday.
“Shortly after 2 pm (…) an avalanche broke out in the off-piste sector of Riffelberg (Zermatt). Several people were swept away. Searches are underway”, the publication reads.
Authorities had already warned of the possibility of avalanches, following intense snowfall and very strong winds, in some areas of the cantons of Graubünden and Valais.
It should be noted that 14 people have already died in avalanches in Switzerland this winter.
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