Searchlights were arrange to proceed the quest after darkness fell (Image: Getty Photographs)

An Enormous rescue operation is underway after a huge avalanche in Austria.

as much as 10 people are missing, it has been suggested.

Approximately TWO HUNDRED rescue workers are looking for people feared buried below the snow near the town of Zuers.

The avalanche took place at about 3pm native time – 2pm GMT – on the just about 9,000ft Trittkopf mountain among Zuers and Lech am Arlberg.

Searchlights have been set up to proceed the search after darkness fell and canine are getting used to check out to search out those missing.

One person has been rescued to this point.

Lech-Zuers tourism director Hermann Fercher mentioned the remainder search would proceed ‘all night if we’ve to.’

Nowadays’s avalanche adopted days of snow in the top alpine area and unseasonably warm weather on Christmas Day, the Austria Press Company mentioned.

The cascading snow reportedly reached as a long way as nearby ski trails.

This morning, the local mountain rescue carrier had rated the avalanche threat as high.

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