2 skiers killed, 5 hurt in northern Italy avalanche
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Two skiers died and five others were injured on Saturday when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the mountain rescue service said. In:
Two skiers died and five others were injured on Saturday when an avalanche rumbled down on them in the Italian Alps, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the mountain rescue service said.
The service's operation centre received an alert around midday that a dozen skiers were caught up in the avalanche, a spokesman said.
"Six helicopters were dispatched," and nearby hospitals were notified, he said.
The avalanche happened at an altitude of around 7,874 feet on the slopes of the 8,757-foot Hohe Ferse near the town of Ratschings, close to the border with Austria, the Associated Press reported.
Dozens of rescue personnel, as well as firemen and law enforcement, participate in the search-and-rescue effort.

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