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At least four people have been killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the Swiss Alps.

Police say at least three people died on Sunday in the Diemtig Valley about 40km south of the capital Bern.

Police say two successive avalanches hit a group of skiers and then the rescuers who had come to their aid.

It was unclear how many people were rescued and how many are still missing.

In a separate incident on Sunday, a man was killed by an avalanche near the town of Verbier close to the southern borders with France and Italy.

- AP