An avalanche killed five peopl e in the Austrian state of Tyrol on Friday, state police said.
The avalanche occurred near the Austrian-Swiss border in the Spiss municipality, Tyrol's emergency control centre confirmed on Friday afternoon.
Information about the identities and nationalities of the victims was not immediately available.
At least 31 separate avalanches had been reported as of Friday afternoon, officials said.
Four of these avalanches, including one that occurred near Solden and another in Zillertal, involved confirmed injuries.
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