Two skiers are killed in an avalanche in Switzerland

Two skiers who left the rink were killed yesterday in the canton of Graubünden in southeastern Switzerland, according to police. And the police indicated in a statement that a third skier from the group was swept away by the avalanche that occurred over the skiers, but he managed to survive. Police said the two dead were a 56-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man. She pointed out that a large amount of snow flooded the two victims, while the rescuers monitored their deaths.

Police said the rescue operation had to be halted due to poor visibility and bad weather, and then resumed in the afternoon. Five people died as a result of avalanches in Austria and Switzerland, prompting officials in the two countries to warn yesterday of the dangers posed by the unstable snow cover.