An avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden on Thursday killed three people from the Netherlands who were on a skiing and hiking trip, authorities said. Another person was rescued and taken to a hospital. Police said a group of 17 people from the Netherlands, accompanied by four Austrian mountain guides, was climbing toward a mountain refuge, the Martin-Busch-Huette, at about 2,500 metres above sea level when the avalanche, which was about 80 metres wide, hit just before 11 am local time. The mountain rescue service said that three members of the Dutch group were killed, the Austria P…