PARIS. March 20. KAZINFORM An avalanche in Norway's High Arctic region has killed five skiers. A sixth was pulled alive from the snow and is said to be in a stable condition.

The victims, who were Swiss and French nationals, had been part of a group of 12 skiing off-piste when the avalanche occurred some 1,000 metres above the nearby Lyngen Fjord. Those who died were buried up to six metres deep, the Euronews reports.