Avalanche kills five people in Austria: police

A major avalanche swept five people to their deaths on a mountain in Upper Austria on Sunday, police said.
The bodies of the five, who were among a sports group from Czech Republic, were brought down from 2,800 metres up the Dachstein mountain to Hallstatt village for identification, a police spokesman said.
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First Published: Mar 08 2020 | 5:46 PM IST
