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While Olympians compete on the snowy slopes in Sochi, Russia for the Winter Olympics, Mother Nature wanted to remind the world of the awe-inspiring, yet deadly potential of snow.
In South Tyrol region, residents of the the Passiria Valley witnessed a slow-moving avalanche roll thunderously down a nearby mountain, just barely missing the houses in the valley on Feb. 6. According to the , no one was harmed during avalanche, with the 25 locals evacuating the village just in time.
A local farmer captured the video that shows the snow-packed river creeping steadily down the mountain and through the valley.
