What we know so far

• At least three people have been killed and more gravely injured after an avalanche hit a school group and other skiers on a closed slope in Les Deux Alpes resort in the French Alps • The snow slide killed a 14-year-old, a 16-year-old and a Ukrainian adult skier who was not with the school group • An interior ministry statement says one person had also been gravely injured. The president's office says three people were seriously injured • Apart from the two teenagers that died, all other students from the group of 19 have been accounted for and are safe • Rescue teams are working into the evening searching for other skiers who might have been buried in the snow