The glacier, in the Marmolada range, is the largest in the Dolomite mountains in that part of Italy, and people ski there during the winter months. But the glacier has been rapidly melting away in recent years.
This image released on Sunday, July 3, 2022, by the Italian National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps shows the glacier in Italy's Alps near Trento a large chunk of which has broken loose, killing at least six hikers and injuring eight others.
The glacier, in the Marmolada range, is the largest in the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy and people ski there in the winter. But the glacier has been rapidly melting away in recent years. The fast-moving avalanche “came down with a roar the could be heard at great distance,’’ local online media siteTemporarily, the search by helicopter and dogs for any more victims or missing was halted for the night while rescuers evaluated the risk that more of the glacier could break off, Walter Cainelli, after conducting a rescue mission with a search dog, told state television.
But Milan said some of the hikers might be able to get down by themselves, including by using the peak’s cable car. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the section of ice to break away and rush down the peak’s slope. But the intense heat wave gripping Italy since late June loomed as a possible factor.
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