Marmolada glacier
The record temperatures had been reached yesterday on the Marmolada, with about 10 degrees at the top
At least there would be four victims in the collapse of the block of ice that took place on the Marmolada.
According to what is learned from sources of the rescuers, the bodies were extracted from the mass of ice but not yet recovered and taken downstream.
Searches are still ongoing to check for the presence of other people. The posting, according to the first information of the Alpine rescue, would have occurred near Punta Rocca, along the ascent route of the normal route to reach the summit. Just yesterday on the Marmolada the temperature record was reached, with about 10 degrees at the top.
In total, about fifteen people were involved in the posting: 4 would have died, 7 were injured, one in serious condition. This was announced by Suem 118 of the Veneto which has its own helicopters and vehicles used in the area. The indicative figure is published on the Suem social profiles while researches are underway with dozens of Alpine Rescue men and five helicopters of Veneto and Trentino. The injured were hospitalized in multiple hospitals. According to initial information, the detachment would have occurred in the stretch that leads from Pian dei Fiacconi to Punta Penia by the normal route to the summit of the Marmolada. Rescue operations are underway. The President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, is reaching Canazei where an operating point has been set up. This was communicated by the Autonomous Province of Trento.
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