10 mountain climbers in the French Alps are missing after an
avalanche swept down a slope near Mont Blanc.
Helicopters, rescuers
and specially-trained dogs have begun the search. At least eight
people, five French mountaineers and three Italians, were rescued
and taken to hospital in Chamonix. Some were dug out of the snow by
rescuers while others managed to free themselves. The avalanche
apparently was unleashed by a block of glacial ice above the
climbers' camp.
(Deutsche Welle)
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