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  "textContent": "The avalanche in Val d’Isere swept away six skiers, killing one French national and the two Britons (Picture: X)\n\n**Two British skiers are among three people killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.**\n\nThe avalanche in Val d’Isere swept away six skiers, killing one French national and the two Britons, prosecutor Benoit Bachelet said. A third British citizen suffered minor injuries, he added.\n\nThere have now been at least 25 avalanche deaths in France this winter season, with the majority occurring since January.\n\nThe deaths followed a rare, day-long red alert across the southeastern Savoie region on Thursday – a danger level issued only twice before since the system was introduced 25 years ago.\n\nThe warning prompted several resorts to close all or part of their pistes.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News **alerts the moment it happens.\n\nOn Friday, the red alert was lifted Friday in Savoie but the risk level remained high across the Alps, with ‘very unstable snow cover’ especially above 6,000 feet altitude, according to the Meteo France weather service.\n\nStorm Nils, which passed through France on Thursday, dumped 60-100 centimetres of snow, according to the weather service.\n\nThe Val d’Isère ski resort’s website said off-piste skiing is ‘strongly discouraged’ due to a ‘very high avalanche risk’ (Picture: Shutterstock/Carolyne Parent)\n\nThe Brits were reportedly part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor who were off-piste skiing, according to the BBC.\n\nThe Val d’Isère ski resort’s website said off-piste skiing is ‘strongly discouraged’ due to a ‘very high avalanche risk’.\n\nPiste chief Cedric Bonnevie said one of the trio appeared to have been caught high up on the slope.\n\nThe other two were among a group of five, including a professional guide, further down the mountain face and did not see the avalanche coming.\n\nMr Bonnevie said it was not clear what caused the avalanche.\n\nAn FCDO Spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of an accident in which two British men have died in France.\n\n‘We are in contact with the local authorities and stand ready to offer consular assistance.’\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,****check our news page**.\n\nComment now Comments  Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source ",
  "title": "Two British skiers among three killed by avalanche in French Alps"
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