At least five people killed in string of avalanches in Austria
The Guardian • • world
Key Points:
- At least five people have died in multiple avalanches in Austria's Tirol and Vorarlberg regions, triggered by heavy snowfall and unstable snowpack conditions.
- A large avalanche in St Anton am Arlberg caught five off-piste skiers, including an American and a Pole, resulting in four deaths on-site and one Austrian dying later from injuries.
- Additional fatalities include a German man killed in an avalanche with his injured son in Nauders-Bergkastel and a Swiss snowboarder who died in Klösterle, Vorarlberg.
- Tirol authorities reported nearly 200 avalanche incidents over the past week, with 11 avalanche-related deaths this month, and warned that turbulent weather and avalanche risks persist.
- Rescue operations
