Deadliest avalanche on range this year probably triggered when layer of snow separated and hurtled down hill in Hautes-Alpes region Seven people have been killed by an avalanche in the French Alps in one of the country’s worst snowslides in a decade.
The avalanche struck at around midday at the Snow Dome in the Alps’ Massif des Écrins, an easily accessible 4000-metre (13000-ft) mountain celebrated with climbers. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com