Haute-Savoie
Americannoun
noun
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Nearly 16,000 French police, gendarmes, troops, firefighters and border guards will be deployed, using boats, motorcycles and drones, alongside mounted police and dog-handling units, France's Haute-Savoie regional prefecture said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Emmanuel Coquand, spokesperson for the authorities in the Haute-Savoie region, said he could not confirm the identity of the victims but that they had been backcountry skiing when the avalanche hit.
From Reuters ● Apr. 10, 2023
The prosecutor’s office in Bonneville, in the Haute-Savoie region, said the body of a sixth person has been found after searches resumed on Monday morning.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Officials from the Haute-Savoie prefecture, where the incident took place, told the AFP news agency that a further avalanche could not be ruled out.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023
It is bounded N. by the departments of Jura and Saone-et-Loire, W. by Saone-et-Loire and Rhone, S. by Isere, and E. by the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie and the Swiss cantons Geneva and Vaud.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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