Six killed in avalanches on Austrian Alps

Six people have died after avalanches hit two separate areas of the Austrian Alps on Sunday, according to local authorities.

In the central Dachstein area, a location popular with hikers, five people were killed after an avalanche hit a snowshoeing group at 9.30am local time.

A second incident in the south-western Grosslockner area killed a police officer just a few hours later.

All five of the victims from the earliest incident are believed to be from the Czech Republic, and were said to already be dead by the time rescuers managed to reach them.

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