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1951 Funeral for avalanche victims in Switzerland
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0:21Now PlayingDate: 1st February 1951
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Alps:
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GRAVES Mass burial of 200 victims killed in avalanche in Switzerland. Sledge born coffins. Service conducted by Clergy in surplices in hard wind. Large Grave hole dug in snow
SNOW. Service conducted in snow for 200 killed in avalanche in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND Mass burial in snow of 200 people who were killed in big avalanche. Coffins dragged on sledges, rows of them. Large hole and service taken by choir and clergy in robes in hard wind
Disasters and Accidents; Rites of Passage; Ceremonies - Funerary
Alps, natural disaster, freak weather, mass grave
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