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Deadly avalanche in the French Alps

A 2005 photo shows Mont Maudit and the Mont Blanc main peak, right rear, above Chamonix, France. An avalanche Thursday swept climbers from several European countries to their deaths on a slope leading to Mont Blanc.

A 2005 photo shows Mont Maudit and the Mont Blanc main peak, right rear, above Chamonix, France. An avalanche Thursday swept climbers from several European countries to their deaths on a slope leading to Mont Blanc.   (Arno Balzarini / Associated Press)

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Nine climbers died and several others were missing after a climbing party was struck by an avalanche in the French Alps early Thursday.

Aiding the victims

A French Gendarmerie helicopter takes off to continue the search for victims in Chamonix, France.  (Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP / Getty Images)

At least nine climbers killed

French workers arrive by helicopter in Chamonix, France, with the body of a victim killed after an avalanche.   (Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP/Getty Images)

French Alps tragedy

A person is escorted by a French military official in Chamonix, France, after an avalanche killed at least nine people during the night at Mont Maudit, a mountain in the Mont Blanc range. Local authorities said the avalanche was “the most deadly of recent years.”   (Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP/Getty Images)

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