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All 11 victims of Italian glacier collapse identified, authorities say
Summary by Ground News
Italian authorities on Saturday put the final death toll of an avalanche in northern Italy at 11. All the victims had been identified nearly a week after a chunk of ice detached from a melting glacier and sent a torrent of ice, rock and debris on hikers below. Experts have said warming temperatures likely contributed to the cleaving, since the glacier has lost mass and volume for years.