 The avalanches occurred over a two-day period beginning from the 11th of January 1954 and resulted in the death of 125 people, 57 of whom were killed specifically in Blons.Two big avalanches struck Blons within 9 hours, the second of which buried rescue workers who were attempting to save civilians from the first avalanche.The avalanches caused much destruction to the Blons village, damaging one third of housing infrastructure and killing one third of the population.