French Alps avalanche: Four hikers killed, many injured

Four people were killed and nine others have been injured in an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, France's interior minister Gerald Darmanin informed saying that the avalanche occurred in the middle of the day on the Armancette glacier.The Armancette glacier is located at an altitude of around 3,500 meters in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometres southwest of Chamonix which is a small town at the base of Mont Blanc.  local France-Bleu radio station said that the size of the avalanche was 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long and 100 meters (328 feet) wide.

At least 4 people are dead after an avalanche occurred on the Armancette glacier in the French Alps on Sunday.

Authorities say the avalanche was more than 500 meters wide and descended over 1,500 meters of drop. pic.twitter.com/nnwLbmIVAO

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For the search and rescue operations, two helicopters were sent, the report added. French President Emmanuel Macron said that the rescue workers were continuing to search for further casualties.