"Four skiers were killed in avalanches in the Tyrol region. Three of them died in a massive avalanche near the St Anton ski resort, officials said. Two of the victims were recovered from the snow but could not be saved, and the third died in the hospital, a police spokesman said. A German skier died in an avalanche in Nauders. He had been skiing off-piste with his 16-year-old son, who survived with serious injuries, police said."
"The father-and-son pair was trying to cross a north-facing slope when a 400-meter-wide (1,310-foot) slab of snow broke loose, sweeping them some 200 to 300 meters downhill. Authorities in Tyrol appealed for skiers not to go on off-piste slopes as the latest deaths took the number of people killed in avalanches in Austria this winter season to 21. They said the risk would remain high for several days."
"Vienna International Airport temporarily paused flights on Friday morning due to heavy snowfall, and afternoon flights were also affected. Many oOutbound flights were delayed, and more than 230 inbound flights were disrupted or rerouted. The area around the airport saw an accumulation of about 20 centimeters (nearly 8 inches) of snow, according to the Austrian Press Agency (APA). Snow and ice on the roads of Austria's capital city, along with poor visibility, led to multiple traffic accidents, the national automobile association, OAMTC, reported."
A heavy snowstorm struck Austria on Friday, killing five people. One man, aged 53, was crushed by a snowplow in Linz. Four skiers died in avalanches in Tyrol, including three in a massive slide near St Anton; two were recovered but could not be saved and a third died in hospital. A German skier was swept away while off-piste with his 16-year-old son, who survived with serious injuries. Authorities warned avalanche risk would remain high and appealed for skiers to avoid off-piste slopes. Vienna International Airport paused flights, over 230 inbound flights were disrupted or rerouted, roads saw multiple accidents, and power outages left tens of thousands without electricity.
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