Helicopters evacuate 500 trapped skiers in Austria

The Austrian army evacuated 500 guests – half of them schoolchildren on a ski course – from an alpine village isolated by avalanches today.

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005 - 12:46

The Austrian army evacuated 500 guests – half of them schoolchildren on a ski course – from an alpine village isolated by avalanches today.

The road leading to Planneralm village, 115 miles south-west of Vienna, was cut off by several avalanches yesterday. The army used eight helicopters for the evacuation.

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