Three avalanches in Austria in one day have caused at least 8 deaths.

The Austrian police and rescue organizations said that three avalanches occurred in Austria on the 17th, causing at least 8 deaths. According to the report from the spokesperson of the mountain rescue organization in the Salzburg state, two avalanches occurred in the central-western region of Austria on the 17th, one in the area of Bad Hofgastein, causing the death of a woman, and the other in the Pongau area, burying a group of 7 skiers, resulting in the death of 4 people and injuries to the remaining members.