Austria avalanche: Ten people buried under snow at popular ski hotspot in Lech as rescuers rush to save them

AROUND ten people have been buried under snow following an avalanche at a ski resort.

The natural disaster broke out at the popular hotspot in Lech, Austria, today.

Some 100 people scrambled to the scene to search for survivors around 2pm.

One person – who was injured in the horror – has been rescued, local police say.

The Austrian Press Agency (APA) later confirmed that rescuers had requested headlamps so that they could continue the search in the dark.

Pictures taken close to the scene show dozens of rescue workers on a mountain road in the Vorarlberg region.

Mountain rescue dog teams are also involved in the search.

“We are doing everything we can to rescue the winter sports enthusiasts,” APA quoted the municipality of Lech as saying.

The resort’s website said that the ski area is now closed with an update scheduled on Monday morning.

Lech dubs itself “one of the best ski areas in the world” for alpine sport fans.