Ontem, dia 9 Abril, Domingo de Páscoa, Gérald Darmanin, ministro do Interior francês, informou que quatro pessoas morreram numa avalancha no glaciar Armancette, na região Haute-Savoie, Alpes franceses Ocorreu pouco antes do meio-dia, horário local.
Sabe-se agora que pelo menos seis pessoas, entre as quais dois guias, foram apanhados mortalmente nos Alpes Franceses, mais precisamente no glaciar Armancette, perto do Mont Blanc.
As condições do tempo eram boas, ontem, domingo de Páscoa, segundo a agência de notícias AFP.
A Météo-France, o instituto de meteorologia de França, não emitiu qualquer aviso de avalanchas para a região.
Inicialmente, os serviços de emergência encontraram quatro mortos, resgataram um ferido ligeiro e outras oito pessoas saíram ilesas do desastre.
credits: AFP/File | Denis Charlet
Segundo a vice-autarca da cidade de Contamines-Montjoie Elisabeth Mollard, entrevistada no canal de televisão RTL, a quinta vítima foi encontrada ontem ao final do dia. E a sexta pessoa foi confirmada hoje.
Entre os mortos estão dois guias, como é sabido, da companhia de St-Gervais, Haute-Savoie, anunciou em comunicado o Sindicato Nacional dos Guias de Montanha. As identidades das vítimas não foram divulgadas.
Neste mesmo glaciar, dois irmãos, montanhistas experientes na casa dos 20 anos, morreram em 25 de dezembro de 2014.
Segundo o autarca, uma avalancha maior ocorreu no mesmo local em Dezembro de 2021, "descendosobre a vila", mas não provocou vítimas.
Six skiers, including two guides, have died after being caught in an avalanche in the French Alps on Sunday. yesterday 9 April 2023, Easter Sunday.
The disaster happened at the Armancette glacier, near Mont Blanc in south-eastern France, at about midday local time.
It was a sunny day and skiing conditions had been described as "good" before the avalanche struck.
Another injured person was taken to hospital, while eight others swept up were unharmed.
Among the victims was a couple in their 20s, a 39-year-old woman and a man in his early 40s who was "probably" her partner and two guides, local prosecutor Karline Bouisset said.
The avalanche was caused by a slab of snow detaching from the top of the mountain, according to Jean-Luc Mattel, an official of the nearby Contamines-Montjoie village.
Mountain rescue teams were joined by search and rescue dogs as they worked on Sunday and Monday morning to reach those who were caught.
Mr Mattel said the risk level on Sunday morning was "reasonable" and the guides, both of them locals, were highly experienced. The group are all thought to have been back-country skiing - when skiers go on unmarked or unpatrolled areas.
"Today, we are mourning, and there is great sadness among all of us mountaineers, friends of Les Contamines, those who died are people we knew, and all our thoughts go out to their families," he said. Read more here
So sad news. Our deepest thoughts to all the families and friends.
Geração 'polar'
10.04.2023
sources: MadreMedia/ Lusa / BBC Europe
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