Tignes, France 7 Mar (ANA) - Several people are feared to have been caught in an avalanche in the French ski resort of Tignes. Witnesses said "a lot of people" had been buried, a police spokesperson said. Media reports said the avalanche had hit skiers. Last month four snowboarders were killed when an avalanche hit an off-piste area of the same resort. Tignes said that it appeared to have been set off by a group of skiers higher up.(ANA)

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