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Six climbers reported dead after Alps avalanche

Eight people are also reported injured in the incident, which occurred as the people were climbing Mont Maudit at 5.25am today.

12/07/12 4,055 Views 5 Comments
Mont Maudit as seen from Mont Blanc
Mont Maudit as seen from Mont Blanc
Image: Franco Pecchio via Flickr/Creative Commons

SIX PEOPLE HAVE been killed in an avalanche that struck the French alps this morning.

BBC news reports that the incident occurred near the Chamonix ski resort at 5.25am local time.

Authorities say eight people were injured, AFP reports, when the avalanche struck Mont Maudit.

According to Sky News, the victims and injured were climbers who were roped together on the side of the mountain while trying to scale Mont Blanc.

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  • Orion 12/07/12 #

    R.I.P

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  • mattoid 12/07/12 #

    Unfortunately Tacul and Maudit are well known for avalanche-prone slopes, and there was a similar incident on Tacul in 2008 in which 8 climbers lost their lives.
    There must have been a huge dump of snow up high after the heavy rains in that area last week…
    RIP.

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  • The Gregorach 12/07/12 #

    Was in Chamonix last week for the Mont Blanc marathon…very sad indeed. Let’s hope they find the others that are missing alive.

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  • The Gregorach 12/07/12 #

    Who are these total d*ckheads that put a red mark against something like this?

    Just be fortunate its not someone you care about.

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    • RP McMurphy 12/07/12 #

      @ The Gregorach. I think the red mark is because u felt it necessary to mention u were in Chamonix etc, and that info was completely irrelevant to the sympathy you then offered. This is primarily a socialist website, and if they can’t be in Chamonix, then you shouldn’t be there either:-). There is no other explanation for a red mark imo unless a mistake ‘vote’.

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