The winter season has triggered avalanches in Europe and Japan recently, claiming lives and causing damage to property.
At a time when more avalanches are predicted in mountain terrains, we bring you the pictures of the most devastating avalanches in the past few years.
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Three climbers were killed in an avalanche on the mountain, Buchaille Etive Mor, Jan. 2009.
Start the slideshow to view pictures of these avalanches that hit mountain villages in different parts of the world and claimed hundreds of lives.
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Three climbers were killed in an avalanche on the mountain, Buchaille Etive Mor, Jan. 2009.
