page_title: Winter of Terror
hierarchical_section_title: Winter of Terror
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Im Lawinenwinter 1951 zerstörter Weiler Lü Daint, durchs Militär geräumt. English: The hamlet Lü Daint was ruined by an avalanche in the "Winter of Terror" 1951 and evacuated by the military.
context_page_description: The Winter of Terror was the three-month period during the winter of 1950–1951 when an unprecedented number of avalanches took place in the Alps, Austria–Switzerland border. The series of 649 avalanches killed over 265 people and caused large amounts of damage to residential and other human-made structures.
context_section_description: The Winter of Terror was the three-month period during the winter of 1950–1951 when an unprecedented number of avalanches took place in the Alps, Austria–Switzerland border. The series of 649 avalanches killed over 265 people and caused large amounts of damage to residential and other human-made structures.
caption: Ruined hamlet Lü Daint in the Val Müstair
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