Sudden avalanche threatens Western tourists to death in Kyrgyzstan VIDEO

A group of tourists survived a furious avalanche while hiking in the mountains in Kyrgyzstan.

Nine British and one American tourist were on a guided tour of the Tian Shan mountains when a glacier crashed down the side of a cliff, Daily Mail informs.

Everyone in the group survived the avalanche although one woman cut her knee and rode on a horse to the nearest hospital. 

One of the tourists was Harry Shimmin, who filmed as the avalanche of ice hurtled towards him and his friends.

Mr Shimmin said: 'We'd just reached the highest point in the trek and I separated from the group to take pictures on top of a cliff edge.

'While I was taking pictures, I heard the sound of deep ice cracking behind me.

'I'd been there for a few minutes already so I knew there was a spot for shelter right next to me.

'I was on a cliff edge, so I could only run away from the shelter (hence why I don't move).

'If we had walked five minutes further on our trek, we would all be dead.

'If you look carefully in the video, you can see the faint grey trail winding through the grass. That was the path.'

He acknowledged it would have been safer to shelter straight away but said He initially felt 'in control' as he watched the avalanche from a distance. However, as it grew closer, he said it became harder to breathe.