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Second French avalanche in two days: one dead and two missing

Police say a Dutch national was killed in the avalanche at Alpine resort of Valfréjus on Wednesday, with two other Dutch citizens also missing.

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One person has died and two others are missing after an avalanche in France's Savoy region, reports The Telegraph.

Local police said the Dutch national was killed in the incident on Wednesday morning. The two missing people are also Dutch.

The avalanche, in the ski resort of Valfréjus, is the second in France in two days.

Police added they were continuing to search for the two missing skiers, after having found the victim's body overnight.

On Tuesday, rescue services launched an operation in Tignes in the Alps following the incident at a resort popular with UK skiers.

French authorities later confirmed there were no fatalities.

Read more of this report from The Telegraph.