Seven villages were buried beneath the snow, and between 3,000 and 4,000 lives were lost under the debris, which was 45 feet [13 m] deep and covered an area one mile [2 km] wide.
Sniegā tika aprakti septiņi ciemi, un bojā gāja trīs līdz četri tūkstoši cilvēku, pār kuriem nogruva lavīnas nesto drazu un zemes kārta, kas sasniedza 13 metru dziļumu un apbēra divus kilometrus platu teritoriju.