Updated 12.15pm

No deaths have been reported following an avalanche at a French ski resort this morning, the authorities have said. 

Several people were buried under snow after an avalanche in the resort of Tignes in the Alps.

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders were setting off for a day's skiing when the avalanche struck, according to initial reports.

Rescuers were unable to use helicopters because of poor visibility and were having to make their way to the avalanche site on foot, but shortly afterwards the authorities said there had been no deaths reported.

Last month, three members of the same family and their snowboard instructor died in an avalanche near the same resort.

 

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