Pyrenees
Three experts die in avalanche on Panticosa's Pico Tablato
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A snow avalanche on the west face of Pico Tablato, near the Panticosa balneario in Huesca, killed three experienced mountaineers on Monday around 1:00 p.m. The victims are pediatrician and divulgador Jorge García-Dihinx, 55; his partner, Natalia Román; and Eneko Arrastua, 48. One woman was injured with hypothermia, and two escaped unharmed from the group of six.
A winter-like cold spell, with winds up to 154 km/h and 20 cm of snow, has forced ski resort closures and road restrictions in the Aragonese Pyrenees at the start of Easter holidays. The Government of Aragon has activated the alert phase of its Special Civil Protection Plan for adverse weather. Spain's State Meteorological Agency maintains orange wind warnings and snow alerts.
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Catalonia's Civil Protection has activated the Neucat plan on alert phase due to intense snowfalls affecting the Pyrenees this Saturday. The snow level is above 800 meters, with accumulations exceeding 10 centimeters above 900 meters and up to half a meter from 1,500 meters. Drivers are urged to take extra precautions amid avalanche risks and road closures.