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The Blons avalanches in Austria hold the record for the worst mass burial by avalanche in recorded history. A Himalayan avalanche. ...
The small village of Blons near Bludenz, Vorarlberg in the Austrian Alps was hit by an avalanche at 9:36 a.m. on 12 January1954. A second avalanche hit the village at 7 p.m. as rescue workers attempted to dig out survivors of the first avalanche. The village had a population of 376 people, of whom 111 were killed. Eight of the survivors later died in hospital. Two bodies were never found. 29 of the 90 buildings in the village were destroyed. Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria Bludenz is a city in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. ... Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The nearby Leduc mine suffered even more. Of the approximately six hundred miners working there, half were buried under the snow; most of them died.[1]
Notes
^ It should be noted that quoted figures for the death toll in the Blons avalanches vary wildly - some sources state as few as 56 deaths. Most sources do not mention the Leduc mine at all.
Reference
Lee Davis, Encyclopedia of Natural Disasters, Headline, 1992
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