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Three injured after avalanche hits hotel in Swiss resort

Video. Three injured after avalanche hits hotel in Swiss resort

Updated:

Three people were injured after an avalanche hit the Swiss resort of Schwaegalp on Thursday (January 10).

Three people received minor injuries when a hotel in eastern Switzerland was hit by an avalanche on Thursday, police in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden have said. 

They also said a search for people who may still be missing has been called off for the night because of heavy snowfall and the risk of further avalanches.

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