Austria.. Avalanche victims rose to 7 deaths in two days
Two people died in in the Alps in Saturday, bringing the death toll in the country since Friday to seven people after heavy snowfall.
Police in the province of Styria said that a 21-year-old Slovakian young man was skiing outside the designated track. "Without avalanche safety equipment" when "A block of snow broke off above him"which led to his immediate death.
Snowstorm
In another area of Tyrol, an avalanche swept away a 41-year-old Austrian man and completely buried him, according to what the regional police reported on its website. The man later died in hospital after being rescued.
Tyrol authorities appealed to skiers to stay away from unpaved slopes, after five people were killed, four in Tyrol and one in Vorarlberg, on Friday in avalanches caused by the blizzard.
Avalanches
24 people died this winter in avalanches in which is famous for winter sports, according to an updated tally issued on Saturday.
Snow up to 40 centimeters thick has fallen on the Alpine country since Thursday, causing power outages and transportation chaos.
And on Friday, a man died after a snow plow fell on him in the northern city of Lins.
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