Rescue operations continue even in the evening. The avalanche released at 3 in the afternoon and reached a ski slope in the Lech/Zuers ski area in the western region of Vorarlberg
About ten people were buried by one avalanche in Austriain the Lech/Zuers ski area in the western region of Vorarlberg. The police made it known. The avalanche was released at 3 in the afternoon (local time) in the Trittkopf area, at 2,720 metres, and reached a ski slope, engulfing a group of people who were skiing. One person was rescued while operations continue to find the others, a spokesman specified without providing details on their fate. The exact number of people under the snow has not been confirmed.
Relief efforts continue in the evening without the use of helicopters: in rescue operations about 100 experts are involved. The searches go on despite the dark thanks to large light projectors and all available vehicles, with the use of avalanche dogs. We are doing everything possible to save them all, the Austrian agency said APA extension an official of the municipality of Lech. More search parties are heading towards the site of the avalanche. Due to the high temperatures, avalanche risk signs are displayed in many ski resorts in the region.
December 25, 2022 (change December 25, 2022 | 19:14)
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