In Austria last year also there was an avalanche in the month of December on the occasion of Christmas. During this, 10 people had gone missing. However, he was later discovered in an injured state.
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Austria At least 8 people have died in avalanches this weekend. Seven skiers are also included in the dead. Due to strong wind and heavy snowfall, the danger of avalanche has increased here. According to media reports, the ski resorts in Vienna are full during the school holidays. Authorities in the Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions have said the risk of avalanches is high due to the wind and snowfall.
In fact, one person was killed while 4 others were injured in an avalanche in western Austria on Saturday. And a day later, on Sunday, seven skiers were killed due to heavy snowfall. After this an unusually dangerous situation developed. A 58-year-old man was killed in an avalanche on Saturday. At the same time, on Saturday morning, the bodies of two Austrian skiers were found, including a man and a woman.
Avalanche happened last year also, 10 people went missing
Officials said that last year also there was an avalanche here on the occasion of Christmas. During this, 10 people had gone missing. A rescue operation was launched to find them. It included at least 200 people, seven helicopters and avalanche dogs. This avalanche happened on the Treitkopf mountain between Jürs and Lech am Arlberg. During this four injured were found. At the same time, six other people were found later. They had managed to go to the valley below the mountain on their own.
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