Stay updated with breaking news from Punta Rocca. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring eight, authorities said. There could be about 10 people missing, Civil Protection official Gianpaolo Bottacin…
Nine others are injured and 15 people could be missing, officials say.
Search operations for possible survivors were to resume on Monday after the collapse due to a heat wave of part of the Marmolada glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, which left at least six dead and eight injured.
A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday and roared down a mountain in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring nine, authorities said, warning that the toll might climb.
Others still missing after Alpine glacial ice "came down with a roar," local media reported.