Avalanches kill 8 in Austria Within Twenty-Four Hours

Vienna, Feb 6 : Eight people were killed in three separate avalanches in western Austria within 24 hours, the Austrian news agency APA reported . Police said the incidents happened in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol on Friday and Saturday. In one avalanche near the Austrian-Swiss border, four Swedish skiers and their Austrian guide were killed. Authorities have issued warnings of more avalanches on Saturday and Sunday.