A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers, killing at least five and injuring eight, authorities said.
ROME — A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak killing at least five and injuring eight, authorities said.
The National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted that the search of the involved area of Marmolada peak involved at least five helicopters and rescue dogs. The SUEM dispatch service, which is based in the nearby Veneto region, said 18 people who were above the area where the ice struck will be evacuated by the Alpine rescue corps.Marmolada, towering about 3,300 meters , is the highest peak in the eastern Dolomites.
The Alpine rescue service said in a tweet that the segment broke off near Punta Rocca , “along the itinerary normally used to reach the peak.”
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