Avalanche in Austria hit 17 Czech ski mountaineers and 5 of them have been killed.

The avalanche fell afternoon when they went to the cottage Lizumer Hütte undre mountain Junsjoch in heght of 2019 meters, in Wattenberg, Tirol, Eastern from Innsbruck.

Five people was killed, the rescuers informed. Two skiers were injured, they had to go to hospital. The rest of 10 escaped uninjured.

The avalanche was two kilometers wide and 5 meters high. There was 3rd grade of avalanche alert from the 5 grade scale in the area. About 18 avalanches fell down in the Tirolean Alps in Saturday.

Photo from the event, that  appeared on Twitter:

First photo of #avalanche in #Wattenberg/ #Tirol/ #Austria: 5 snow hikers from Czech Republic killed. @FilipHorky pic.twitter.com/37n3JlutfC

— Alexander Blum (@boulevard_blum) February 6, 2016

Source i Ccech and German:
ČRo: Lavina zasypala v Tyrolsku skupinu českých lyžařů, pět lidí zahynulo

iDNES: Lavina v Alpách smetla 17 lyžařů z Česka, pět lidí je mrtvých

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