Rome, Jan 12 (AP) An avalanche hit a group of five skiers in Italy's northern Piedmont region on Sunday, killing three of them, rescuers said.

Two survived and were transported to the hospital by helicopter.

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The avalanche hit around midday on the eastern face of Punta Valgrande, a summit on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

The skiers who died were dragged downhill for several hundred metres, suffering fatal injuries.

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An alert had been issued in the area above 2,100 metres, warning of “considerable danger of avalanches.” (AP)

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