Italian police confirm death of 11 people in a glacier collapse in the Alps

Italian police confirm death of 11 people in a glacier collapse in the Alps
# 09 July 2022 16:00 (UTC +04:00)

Italian police on Saturday confirmed 11 people died when a glacier collapsed in the Alps in an incident being blamed on rising temperatures, APA reports citing Reuters.

Rescue teams had feared a 12th person could have been killed, but now say there is no reason to believe the toll will be higher.

The Fassa Valley was holding a day of mourning to honor those who were killed in the avalanche on Sunday on the Marmolada, which at more than 3,300 meters (10,830 feet) is the highest peak in the Dolomites, a range in the eastern Italian Alps straddling the regions of Trento and Veneto.

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