A large chunk of a glacier in Italy’s Alps has broken loose and killed at least six hikers and injured nine others.
"We saw dead and enormous chunks of ice, rock,'' exhausted-looking rescuer Luigi Felicetti told Italian state TV.Of the hospitalized survivors, two were in grave condition, authorities said.
Rescuers said blocks of ice were continuing to tumble down. In early evening, a light rain began to fall. But Milan said some of the hikers might be able to get down by themselves, including by using the peak's cable car. 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.”
But Milan stressed that high heat, which soared unusually above 10 C on Marmolada's peak in recent days, was only one possible factor in Sunday's tragedy.
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