More than 4.6 million cubic yards of ice, rocks, and snow avalanched from Birch Glacier onto the village of Blatten in the canton of Valais. Around 300 people were evacuated, and at least one person is considered missing.

The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said, and another person was killed following an avalanche in a village north of there.

Five skiers were found dead on the Adler Glacier in the Swiss Alps, after a report of abandoned skis was made to police.

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Six people died in Switzerland over the weekend in accidents in the Alps, officials said Sunday.Outdoor sports are a popular pastime in mountainous Switzerland and accidents are a regular feature of winter.

Swiss authorities say that the bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt. The discovery came after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn,

According to multiple reports, five skiers were found dead on a glacier near the summit of the Rimpfischhorn mountain in Switzerland. Swiss police announced the discovery on Sunday, responding after other skiers reported abandoned equipment at the bottom of the summit.