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Swiss Alps avalanche leaves 3 dead, 2 injured near glacier

SwisspolicesaythreeskiershavebeenkilledinanavalancheintheAlpsandtwoothershavebeentakentoahospitalwithlightinjuries.PoliceinValaiscanton(state)saytheavalanchehit

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German mother, daughter killed in Italy avalanche

AGermanwomanandher11-year-olddaughterwerekilledinanavalanchewhileskiinginItaly'snorthernTrentino-AltoAdigeregionborderingAustria,localmediareportedWednesday.The

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Three climbers die in avalanches in Swiss Alps

ThreemountainclimbersfromSwitzerlandandFrancehavebeenkilledinavalanchesintheSwissAlpsinthepastthreedays.ThelatestincidentinvolvedagroupoffiveclimbersintheValais

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Avalanche in French Alps kills 4 snowboarders

An avalanche in the French Alps killed four snowboarders, including an instructor, on Monday morning.

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Italy avalanche toll at 16 as helicopter crash adds to pain

The toll from an avalanche that swamped an Italian mountain hotel rose to 16 dead and 13 missing Tuesday (Jan 24) as a nearby helicopter crash claimed the lives of six people and dealt another blow to a region reeling from earthquakes and the heaviest snowfall in decades.

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Hope flickers as Italy avalanche survivors tell of trauma

Survivors of Italy's avalanche disaster on Sunday (Jan 22) recounted how they ate snow to stay hydrated and sung to keep their spirits up while huddling in pitch black, cramped cavities in the mangled wreckage of the Hotel Rigopiano.

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2 Indian soldiers killed in avalanche in northern state

At least two Indian Army personnel have been killed and another missing in an avalanche in the northern state of Uttarakhand, a senior police official said Tuesday.