Avalanche at Sochi Olympics resort kills two women

An avalanche swept down a slope at the Sochi ski resort where the 2014 Winter Olympics alpine events were held, killing two people.

Rescuers found the bodies of two women beneath the snow on a slope called Labyrinth at Rosa Khutor in the mountain resort which has only been open to the public for a day.

"Despite all efforts to revive them, they could not be saved," the resort said on its website.

Four others on the slope at the time were unhurt and experts are now trying to determine the cause of the avalanche.

Rosa Khutor, which is 25 miles from Sochi, hosted the alpine skiing, snowboarding and other events at the Games.