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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sofia Barbarani

Italian Alps: 17 people still missing after glacier collapses

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Seventeen people remain missing on Monday after a massive chunk of ice of the Marmolada glacier in Italy’s Trentino region collapsed, killing at least seven hikers, including two Italians and one Czech.

Mountain rescue units worked through the night and warned that approximately 30 people could have been in the area when the tide of snow, ice and rocks tumbled at high speed towards the valley.

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