At least two people were injured Thursday and several buried in snow when an avalanche hit a ski resort in the Swiss Alps
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The avalanche started at approximately 10:50 a.m. local time and struck a slope at the SkiArena resort in Andermatt, Switzerland, police said. The slope runs from the Schneehüenerstock mountain peak to the Oberalp Pass.Andermatt is approximately 68 miles south of Zurich.Six people were rescued or freed themselves from the snow. The two people with minor injuries were flown to the Alt Dorf Kanton Hospital, the resort's Facebook page said.
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