At least 4 dead in French Alps avalanche; 5 others sought

PARIS (AP) — At least four skiers were killed in an avalanche Monday in the French Alps near the resort of Tignes, and rescuers say they are trying to dig out five others from the snow with shovels. Many in the group are reported to be related.
By mid-afternoon, the town of Tignes said that chances of finding survivors among those five “are slim.”
The avalanche — about 100 meters(330 feet) wide and 400 meters (1,300 feet) long — struck the mountain about 2,100 meter