Two German girls among three killed in Italian Alps avalanche

An avalanche in the Italian Alps has killed a woman and two children, both seven, who were skiing on a glacier in the Senales Valley.

Rescuers at work following an avalanche in Val Senales. Two German girls were among the dead following the slide. Source: ANSA

An avalanche on Saturday killed a 35-year-old woman and two girls, one of them aged seven, in the Italian Alps near the border with Austria, media reported. All three victims were German nationals.

The accident happened 2,400 metres up on the Val Senales glacier at around midday, according to Italian media reports.

A team of 70 rescue workers, backed up by three helicopters, recovered the bodies.

An avalanche killed a woman and a two children who were skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps. Source: ANSA

The 35-year-old woman and the seven-year-old girl could not be resuscitated and the third victim died while being flown to a hospital for treatment.

Another two people, thought to be members of the same skiing party, were injured in the avalanche, but their lives were not in danger, said the reports.

It follows avalanches hitting resorts in Switzerland and Austria, earlier this week.

With wires...