Two people remain missing after an avalanche in western Austria on Sunday, local time, according to media reports.
abc.net.au/news/two-missing-in-austrian-avalanche/101808534Two people are missing in an avalanche in western Austria on Sunday, according to media reports.
New reports said about 200 rescue workers were searching for people feared buried under the snow near the town of Zuers. Based on a witness' video authorities assumed that 10 were missing, but 8 of them have been found and identified.Six of them were uninjured and two needed medical attention.The avalanche occurred around 3pm on the 2,700-metre high Trittkopf mountain between Zuers and Lech am Arlberg, and the cascading snow reached as far as nearby ski trails.
It followed days of snow in the high-alpine region and unseasonably warm weather on Christmas Day, the Austria Press Agency reported, citing local police.Searchlights were been set up on the snow mass to continue the search after darkness fell and dogs were being used to try to find the missing.
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