Eight people killed in avalanches in Austrian Alps as rescuers urge skiers to heed warnings
Three Czech skiers swept away in Murtal district while five killed in Pongau area near Salzburg
TL;DR
- Eight skiers have died in separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Saturday.
- Three Czech skiers were killed in an avalanche in the Murtal district, Styria province.
- Four skiers were killed and one seriously injured in an avalanche in the Pongau area, near Salzburg.
- An earlier avalanche in the Pongau area also claimed a skier's life.
- These incidents follow previous avalanche deaths in Austria, Switzerland, and France.
- Mountain rescue services had issued clear and repeated warnings about the avalanche situation.