Several killed in glacier accident in Italy

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers

The National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps said that the search of the area of Marmolada peak involved at least five helicopters and rescue dogs.

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers – Boonville Daily News

ROME (AP) — A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring eight, authorities said.This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers

A large chunk of a glacier in Italy's Alps has broken loose and killed at least six hikers and injured nine others.

Six dead more than 20 missing as glacier collapses in Italy

Unseasonably warm weather in the Italian Alps has caused a glacier to collapse leaving at least six dead, eight injured and more than 20 people missing.

Glacier collapse in Italy kills 6, 20 missing

Temperature at the summit has mainly stayed above freezing since May.

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday (3 July) amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight.