Winter Of Terror
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Number of deaths | 265 |
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Did you know | The Winter of Terror is the fifth-deadliest avalanche in history by estimated death toll (265). |
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About Winter Of Terror
The Winter of Terror was the three-month period during the winter of 1950–1951 when an unprecedented number of avalanches took place in the Alps, Austria–Switzerland border. The series of 649 avalanches killed over 265 people and caused large amounts of damage to residential and other human-made structures.