Three Britons among nine dead in Swiss avalanche

Three Britons were among up to nine people killed in an avalanche in the Alps today, according to the French Guides Association.

A major rescue operation was launched following the disaster on Mont Maudit, near Chamonix, with reports that several climbers were also missing.

Christian Trommsdorff, vice president of the FGA, said: "There are three Britons among those killed."

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