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Two people buried alive in Christmas Day avalanche in Austria

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One person is rescued while hundreds of volunteers continue search for survivors from Sunday afternoon’s incident.

Rescue workers are searching for two missing people after an avalanche in western Austria, according to reports.

Initially, up to 10 people were feared missing based on video footage from a witness.

But the news agency DPA said eight of those individuals had been identified and were no longer feared to be buried beneath the snow

One skier who was rescued after being injured in the avalanche was flown to a hospital in Innsbruck.

Another was hurt but was able to free himself and go to another hospital, regional security councillor Christian Gantner said.

The avalanche occurred on the 2,700 metre (9,000ft) Trittkopf mountain between Zuers and Lech am Arlberg, at about 3pm local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday.

Local media reported that several helicopters and search teams were deployed soon afterwards.

About 200 people were involved in the search. Rescuers requested headlamps so that they could continue the search in the dark, the Austrian Press Agency said.

Source: The Telegraph

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