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Date Location Dead
May 31, 1970 Yungay, Peru 20,000
December 13, 1916 Italian-Austrian Alps (Tyrol) 10,000
January 10, 1962 Ranrahirca, Peru 2,700
September 4, 1618 Plurs, Switzerland 1,500
Winter 1950-1951 Swiss-Austrian Alps Over 265
January 12, 1954 Blons, Austria Over 200
March 1979 Lahaul Valley, India Over 200
March 1, 1910 Wellington, Washington (USA) 118
Winter 1720 Obergesteln, Rhone Valley 88
Winter 1689 Saas, Switzerland 73

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