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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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