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Last Modified: 24 Aug 2008
By: Sue Turton

Ten climbers are missing and eight have been injured after an avalanche on Mont Blanc.

They were among a group on the French side of the mountain who were hit by a huge wall of snow just after dawn this morning.

A search operation is underway, but it's being hampered by the risk of more avalanches.

Channel 4 News has learnt that other guides were avoiding that climb because of fears of avalanches.