A large chunk of an alpine glacier has broken loose and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, rock and snow slamming into hikers on a popular trail, officials say.
Six people are dead and eight injured after a large chunk of an alpine glacier broke loose and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, rock and snow slamming into hikers on a popular trail.The glacier has been rapidly melting away in recent years
Rescuers were checking licence plates in the parking area as part of checks to determine how many people might be unaccounted for, a process that could take hours, Mr Milan said. The National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted the search of the involved area of the Marmolada peak involved at least five helicopters and rescue dogs.The injured were flown to several hospitals in the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto, according to rescue services.
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