In the last hours it was confirmed that the collapse of the Marmolada glacier, in the Italian Alps, has so far left nine victimsafter two bodies were located, according to local authorities.
The president of the autonomous province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, explained that of the total number of deceased, four have already been recognized by their relatives.
The officially disappeared are three and the search work continues by air, by drones and helicopters, due to the danger involved in doing it by land due to the risk of new landslides due to the high temperatures in this area.
Urgent 🔴#Italy Due to the high temperatures, a serac of ice broke off from the Marmolada glacier in the Alps causing an avalanche, leaving a dozen missing. pic.twitter.com/VeTfDE6sMN
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In any case, Fugatti asked to take these data “with caution” because the balance is still provisional and in the last hours mountaineers and people who were believed to be missing but who were actually safe in other places have been located.
Fugatti, confirming the finding of these two new victims, dispelled the doubt as to whether the new remains found belonged to people already confirmed dead or to others, since the bodies have suffered significant damage.
From here you can almost touch the sky. The #Marble, as beautiful as dangerous. We are at 3,000m. The next stage the #glacier, now banned. Awesome. The sound of helicopters reminds us why we are here. pic.twitter.com/vF8kEx00PG
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The tragedy occurred last Sunday in the Dolomite alpine mountains, when a portion of the Marmolada glacier, 200 meters long, 60 wide and 30 thick, broke off down the mountain, crushing everything in its path.The wounded, of varying degrees, are seven, of which four are hospitalized in Trento and three in the Veneto region.
Urgent 🔴 #Italy 🇮🇹 | At least 6 people have died and another 8 were injured and 10 are missing after the detachment of part of a glacier on the Marmolada region, in the Italian Alps. pic.twitter.com/d3T1MdUWTF
— 🅾🅾🅾 (@EarthquakeChil1) July 4, 2022
The rescue teams consider it difficult to find all the missing still claimed by their families, since the mass of ice and rocks that collapsed is equivalent to two football fields 30 meters thick. But, this Wednesday the president of Veneto, Luca Zaia, considered it a “moral duty” to return the bodies to the relatives.
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*With information from EFE and AFP
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