In Switzerland over the weekend 5 skiers were killed in avalanches and 3 have not yet been rescued from the snow. There were 3 avalanches in all. The first covering some skiers, the second covering their rescuers, and the third covering two more skiers. Helicopters are being used in an attempt to rescue people trapped in the avalanches. Efforts to rescue them have to be postponed until tomorrow though because of bad weather conditions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34678389/ns/world_news/
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE6033AC20100104
That's really sad...hopefully they don't give up on searching.
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