Geneva, Mar 10 (AP) Rescue authorities have launched a search for six cross-country skiers missing in the Swiss Alps in difficult weather conditions, police said Sunday.

Police in the canton of Valais said in a statement that the search began on Saturday between the resort of Zermatt and the village of Arolla, near the border with Italy.

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“The group began its tour on Saturday in Zermatt and was later reported missing in the Tête Blanche area,” the police statement said. (AP)

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