Avalanche kills four in central France

This Sunday four people were killed and three others were slightly injured in an avalanche in the Puy-de-Dôme area in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, near the city of Lyon. According to public channel franceinfowere part of the dead and injured A group of nine skiers in total Who were surprised by the displacement of ice on Sansi Peak, about 1,600 meters above sea level, around 1:30 pm local time (12:30 GMT).

According to the specialized website Ski Info, the avalanche occurred on a day of heavy snowfall in the ski area, with up to 60 centimeters of hard and dense snow depending on altitude. Most of the group members came from the neighboring area and were With a local guide who was one of the dead In an accident. The two remaining skiers were safe. The injured, on the other hand, have already been treated and their prognosis is marginal.

“The mountain world has been affected,” Lenne, Lieutenant Colonel of the Gendarmerie, said, pointing out this. About fifty lifeguards responded to the call. Work continued until late afternoon to search for “ice flows” and buried people. Meanwhile, the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office has announced the launch of an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

In mid-January, after a skier who was swept away in an avalanche was recovered in another context, the High Mountain Gendarmerie Brigade (PGHM) warned climbers to be careful. The PGHM Facebook site warned: “Be careful, despite the light layer of snow, gusts of wind are triggered and can cause avalanches.”