At least three people have died and three more seriously injured after an avalanche in the French Alps. Here is the latest:
The group was skiing in Les Deux Alpes resort when the disaster occured at 4pm local time (3pm).
Five people were still missing two hours later, police told iTele.
Local media said the black slope had been closed to skiers at the time of Wednesday's avalanche.
Four people have already died in the French Alps since the start of January - two Lithuanians, a Spaniard and a Czech.
