Avalanche blasting ends in tragedy: on the piste workers die in Explosion

In the French Alps took place on Sunday was a disaster, with the two piste workers died. They had handled explosives. Annecy - Two piste workers have died in

Avalanche blasting ends in tragedy: on the piste workers die in Explosion

In the French Alps took place on Sunday was a disaster, with the two piste workers died. They had handled explosives.

Annecy - Two piste workers have died in an avalanche blast in the French Alps claimed the lives of. The two men plied on Sunday morning, on a slope with explosives, as it came out of initially unknown cause to the Explosion, as the member of the said sub-prefect of the German press Agency.

avalanche blasting in Annecy: workers were experienced with explosives

The accident occurred, therefore, near the ski resort of Morillon below the summit of Pointe de Cupoire, around 20 kilometres North-West of Chamonix. In the area warning level according to the sub-prefect, since Saturday, the second-highest Avalanche.

risk of snow slides, with Almost daily blasting

Currently, would be carried out almost daily blasting operations in order to reduce the risk of snow slides. The two employees of the ski resort had been experienced in dealing with explosives.

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Date Of Update: 14 January 2019, 00:03
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