The death toll from an avalanche in the French Alps on Sunday has risen to six, including two mountain guides, authorities said. One person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries and eight others were found unharmed.
In this photo provided by Contamines Montjoie, an avalanche rolling down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, France, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers southwest of Chamonix, Sunday April 9, 2023. The death toll from Sunday's avalanche in the French Alps rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday.
PARIS — The death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday. The prefecture of Haute-Savoie said one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. Eight other people were found unharmed.The avalanche on Sunday rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers southwest of Chamonix.
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