Two skiers killed in Mont Blanc avalanche

An avalanche on Mont Blanc has swept two skiers to their deaths and left another injured, while a hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps, authorities said.
The avalanche swept through an off-piste area of the Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ski resort on Thursday at an altitude of 7,545ft, the administration for the Haute-Savoie region said.