Two sleeping children
crushed to death by
giant boulder which
destroyed French
ski chalet
The youngsters, aged seven and 10, were staying near to the resort of Isola 2000 when a landslide occurred around 5am this morning
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Sleeping children crushed to death by giant boulder in France
Two children have been killed after a giant boulder crushed their ski chalet as they slept.
The youngsters were staying near to the resort of Isola 2000, in the French Alps, when the tragedy happened in the early hours of this morning.
A landslide occurred around 5am which sent the boulder crashing onto the chalet, crushing the children, aged seven and 10, to death.
Jean-Marie Bogini, the mayor of the village of Isola, told reporters: "It happened in a chalet on the outskirts of the village. There was a landslide.
"There were seven people in the house – five adults and two children."
Two families were staying at the chalet when the landslide happened. Some of the adults managed to escape but the children were trapped.
None of those involved have been identified yet.
Gendarme Commander Gael Marchand said: "Three of the survivors managed to get out of the rubble alone, while the remaining two had to be freed by the emergency service."
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