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Added on the 04/07/2022 17:59:21 - Copyright : AFP EN
Rescuers warned Monday that hope of finding survivors was diminishing after an avalanche set off by the collapse of an Italian glacier during a heat wave killed at least six people.
Rescuers used thermal drones Monday to search for possible survivors trapped under ice after an avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others.
Experts fear sections of a Swiss mountain may collapse, threatening a village below, after a deadly avalanche at the Marmolada glacier in the Italian Alps in early July.
Images of the Italian mountain pass of Passo Fedaia as the search for survivors resumes two days after a glacier collapsed, killing at least seven people. IMAGES
Images of the aftermath of the collapse of part of the Marmolada glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, which has left at least six dead and eight injured. The disaster struck after a record-high temperature of 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded at the glacier's summit. IMAGES