20 people feared buried in Italian avalanche

Rescue workers said around 20 people were buried by tons of snow, which swallowed people taking part in a competition.

Around 20 people were feared to have been buried on Friday after an avalanche swept down a mountainside near Italy's border with France, the ANSA news agency reported.

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Rescue workers quoted by the agency said around 20 people were buried by tons of snow which swallowed competitors and officials taking part in a ski competition in Artesina near Cuneo, in the northern region of Piedmont.