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| Swiss mountain avalanche buries several people, police say | Swiss mountain avalanche buries several people, police say |
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| The avalanche on the Eiger occurred around midday on Saturday | |
| A rescue mission is under way to reach several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, local police say. | A rescue mission is under way to reach several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, local police say. |
| The avalanche took place shortly after midday on Saturday, Bern Cantonal police said in a statement on social media. | |
| They said they had launched a large-scale operation involving several rescue teams who were looking for people. | They said they had launched a large-scale operation involving several rescue teams who were looking for people. |
| The Eiger is a 3,967m (13,000 ft) peak near the tourist resorts of Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and Wengen. | The Eiger is a 3,967m (13,000 ft) peak near the tourist resorts of Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and Wengen. |
| The north face of the Eiger is famous among mountaineers and it has a reputation as one of the world's most challenging climbs. |