Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds

A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.

Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid heavy snowfall and winds reaching up to 120mph.

Four were rescued alive from a remote area in the mountains, but it was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that two Mexicans, two Germans and a British woman had died.

A total of 24 people were involved in the search – including police officers, soldiers, mountain rescue, and a search dog – but helicopters were unable to fly due to the adverse weather conditions.