Los Angeles, United States, Feb 19, 2026 (AFP) - Deadly California avalanche search to go through weekend

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2026-02-19

The search for a ninth person believed killed in a huge avalanche in the US state of California will stretch into the weekend, officials said Thursday, as atrocious weather hampered operations. The bodies of eight people known to have died when they were engulfed in a wall of snow this week cannot be moved because of the storm that is continuing to pummel the Sierra Nevada range -- and the risk of yet more avalanches. "Due to hazardous weather co......

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