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FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the French Alpine resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The incident happened at the Armancette glacier near Mont Blanc in southeastern France around midday on Sunday local time. It’s thought the victims were among a group of hikers.

Avalanche rolled down Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in Haute-Savoie region.

The avalanche occurred in the middle of the day on the Armancette glacier, interior minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter. President Macron tweeted that rescuers were searching for further casualties

An avalanche in the French Alps has killed at least four people on Sunday, France's interior minister said, calling the death toll a provisional count.

Authorities say the avalanche happened on a glacier and hit backcountry skiers in the middle of the day, covering an extensive area.

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