US EditionBritish man, 27, dies after avalanche at French Alps ski resort
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Heavy snowfall in the Alps has caused chaos and tragedy. A British national died in an avalanche in the French ski resort of Val Thorens, while thousands of people in eastern France were left without electricity. Traffic was severely disrupted and many resorts were cut off from the rest of the world.
The orange vigilance has been lifted in Savoie but a risk of avalanches that remains strong after the exceptional snowfalls of the last few days on the Alps. A Britishman lost his life yesterday after being buried. An unusual Easter weekend for tourism professionals and tourists on site.
UK man dies in avalanche at French ski resort
A 27-year-old British man has died after being buried in an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local government officials have said.The avalanche occurred at Val Thorens ski resort, in the Savoie region of south-west France, shortly after 10am on Thursday, local prosecutor Benoît Bachelet said in a statement.The man, who had been lying at the side of the road, was buried in the snow and carried about 15 metres by its force, the prosec…
British man, 27, dies after being swept 50ft by avalanche in French ski resort
Val Thorens as seen during more typical ski season weather (Picture: AFP) A British man has died after being buried by one of a series of unusual avalanches at a ski resort in the French alps on Thursday. Local officials say the 27-year-old was near a roadside in Val Thorens when he was swept 50 feet (15 metres) by snow, sending him into cardiac arrest. A witness alerted nearby police officers, who pulled the victim out of the snow and gave him …
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