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Avalanche slams into Olympic Valley apartment building; No injuries reported

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The avalanche was about 200 yards wide and 25 feet deep and engulfed the first two stories of a three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley. All occupants were uninjured and able to evacuate the building with help from fire crews. Tahoe Nordic used K9 units to search for possible victims Tuesday night, but so far no injuries have been reported.

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The Independent

Avalanche buries three-storey apartment block in California storm

An avalanche buried a three-story high apartment block in Placer County, northwest of Tahoe, on Tuesday evening (28 February). All residents were able to evacuate the Olympic Valley building and sustained no injuries, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. The snowfall surrounding the apartment measured 200 yards wide and 25ft deep. It comes as California is experiencing an “historic” amount of snowfall, as described by the National We…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBS News

Avalanche slams into occupied three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley

Tons of snow roared into an occupied three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley near the Palisades Tahoe ski resort Tuesday evening, forcing evacuations of nearby dwellings.

1 year ago

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The Mercury news

Avalanche engulfs two stories of Tahoe apartment building; evacuations are ordered

An avalanche struck an apartment building in Olympic Valley on Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations at the Tahoe resort area.

1 year ago·San Jose, United States

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The Mercury

Avalanche Hits Apartment Building in California’s Olympic Valley

All people were accounted for after an avalanche struck an occupied three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley, northwest of Lake Tahoe, California, at around 7 pm on Tuesday, February 28, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). These photos, posted by the sheriff’s office on Wednesday morning, show a Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue crew and their dog at the scene on Shirley Canyon Road. “Fortunately, all occupants were unin…

1 year ago·Hobart, Australia

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