A lot of skiers came to the resort, because. it was Christmas holidays

Avalanche hit a ski resort in Austria

Ten people were buried under an avalanche in the Alpine ski resort of Lech/Zürs in western Austria.

The incident occurred in the late December afternoon at an altitude of 2700 meters. These days, many skiers came to the resort, because. in Europe at this time of Christmas holidays.

The avalanche descended on the slope when there were about 20 people on it. Some managed to get away from the snow mass. Ten were buried.

200 people and several helicopters took part in the rescue operation. Six skiers were pulled out of the snow captivity.

See Yandex.Zen for continuation and photo