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The man was on a road near the ski resort when he was swept 15 metres (50ft) by the the snow A British man has died after he was buried by an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps ...

It was one of several insightful observations as the group made its 12-day pilgrimage from Innsbruck to Einsiedeln Abbey in the Swiss Alps ... bugs in the Australian jungle or locking celebs ...

Credit: PA A 27-year-old British man has died after being buried in an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local government ... lying at the side of the road, was buried in the snow ...

Heavy snow has hit the Alps in recent days, with thousands of homes in the Savoie region of eastern France left without power. On Thursday, road and rail routes were cut off into the resort of ...

A 27-year-old British man has died after being buried in an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local government officials have said. The man, who had been lying at the side of the road ...

An illustration image showing a snow plow clearing a snow-covered road during a storm. (Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP) Avalanche warnings were in place on Thursday in the French Alps ...

(Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) French forecasters ... a few hours in the Alps on Thursday, as a spring storm left at least one dead and caused widespread chaos and road closures.

The tragedy took place in the French Alps, local government officials have said ... who had been lying at the side of the road, was buried in the snow and carried about 15 metres by its force, the ...

The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was cut off and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes because of heavy snow in the Alps on Thursday. Tignes Mayor Serge ...

The 27-year-old, who has not yet been named, was found buried under the snow at the entrance to Val Thorens in the French Alps. Emergency ... lying at the side of the road, was buried and swept ...