The people swept away by the avalanche were backcountry skiing and the identities of the victims are being confirmed.
Emergency workers were deployed after the incident at the Armancette glacier near Mont Blanc in southeast France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted on Sunday. Rescue work is ongoing. Clouds of snow rolled down the mountainside, according to video footage shared by Reuters that was tweeted by a nearby ski station, Contamines-Montjoie.
The avalanche spread across an area of 1 kilometer by 500 meters, at an altitude of 3,500 meters , according to a spokesperson for the local authorities of Haute-Savoie, Reuters reported. The mayor of the town of Contamines-Montjoie, Francois Barbier, told Agence France-Presse it was “the most deadly avalanche this season.” French President Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences to the victims and their loved ones. “At the Armancette glacier in the Alps, an avalanche has caused casualties.
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