Death toll rises from avalanche in French Alps

An avalanche rolling down a glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, France (Contamines Montjoie via AP)

The death toll from an avalanche in the French Alps on Sunday has risen to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said.

The prosecutor’s office in Bonneville, in the Haute-Savoie region, said the body of a sixth person was found after searches resumed on Monday morning.