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Drama in Norway. Three French skiers died in an avalanche on Thursday in Lyngen, Norway, in the far north region of Troms, police said, adding that a search was continuing for other possible victims.
According to several media, the victims were part of a group of nine skiers, who were surprised by a snowslide on the Kavringtinden massif. Their six companions would be unharmed and would have helped the rescuers to dig to get the bodies out of the snow.
An avalanche warning had been issued in the region after several recent snowslides. On March 30, one person was killed and seven others were injured in two avalanches in Lyngen. And on Wednesday, two other people were surprised by an avalanche in the same area, without being injured.