At least ten people buried by a snow avalanche

At least 10 people have been buried this Sunday by an avalanche in Austria, in the Vorarlberg region (west), according to the police, who acknowledge that there

.

"One person managed to save himself, while

," a spokesman told AFP, without giving further details about the event.

Helicopters and several teams accompanied by dogs

have been mobilized for the search .

The avalanche broke out around

at about 2,700 meters above sea level, in the Lech Zürz ski area. No information has been provided on the identity of those affected.

Rescue teams had warned this weekend about a high danger of avalanches in this area, as well as in neighboring Tyrol, pointing to the

in a context of temperate climate.

In recent years, in Austria, snowslides have caused an annual average of

.

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