A group of climbers were hit by an avalanche of snow, ice and rocks
At least six people have been killed, ten are still missing and eight were injured this Sunday after part of a glacier broke off Marmolada Mountain, in the Dolomites (Italian Alps), a spokeswoman for the Italian Alps said. emergency services. “The balance is still provisional,” said Michela Canova.
Two of the injured were taken to Belluno hospital, another to Treviso and five to Trento, the same source said without giving more details about the nationalities of the victims. Several helicopters participate in the rescue and surveillance operations.
“An avalanche of snow, ice and rocks reached the access road at a time when there were several groups of climbers, some of whom were swept away,” he explained. “The exact number of those affected is still unknown,” he added.
La Marmolada is the largest glacier of the Dolomites, located in the Eastern Alps.
Source: La Verdad
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