A high-mountain glacier in the Marmolada Mountains in northeastern Italy collapsed on the 3rd. At least 6 people have been confirmed dead and 8 injured, 2 of whom were seriously injured. At present, the total number of affected climbers is unknown. Helicopters and police dogs hav

A high mountain glacier in the Marmolada Mountains in northeastern Italy collapsed on the 3rd. At least 6 people have been confirmed dead and 8 injured, 2 of whom were seriously injured. At present, the total number of affected climbers is unknown. Helicopters and helicopters have been dispatched Police dogs, rescue efforts have begun.

Marmolada belongs to the Alps . The Marmolada glacier that collapsed is located in Marmolada Mountain and is the largest glacier in the Dolomites. It is a famous ski resort in winter and a summer resort in summer.

According to local media reports, at the time of the incident, the ice cap on the mountain was mixed with a large amount of ice, snow and rocks, which rushed down the hillside. The glacier landslide destroyed an important route up the mountain.

Search and rescue worker Luigi Felicetti said: "When we arrived at the scene, the sight was incredible, there were big ice blocks and huge rocks everywhere."

AFP quoted an emergency services spokesman Micaela Canova reported that there were several climbing groups there at the time, and several of them were swept away.

The dpa news agency quoted Maurizio Fugatti, an official from the Autonomous Province of Trento, as saying that as many as 14 people may have been injured.

Reuters quoted Veneto Region President Luca Zaia as saying that the injured had been sent to several nearby towns. In addition to search and rescue personnel, relevant parties sent helicopters and search and rescue dogs to participate in the search, and psychologists were also sent to provide psychological counseling services to relevant personnel.

Italy's ANSA news agency quoted local civil protection department official Giampaolo Botacion as saying that about 15 people were missing in the incident. In addition to conducting searches in the accident area, search and rescue personnel also checked vehicle license plate information in the parking lot at the foot of the mountain, and posted hotlines through social media to collect information on missing persons.

Canova did not mention the identity of the deceased. However, Italian media reported that foreigners were among the dead.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi html posted a tweet on the evening of the 33rd to express condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.

According to Agence France-Presse, due to weather conditions, the rescue operation was suspended on the evening of the 3rd and restarted the next morning.

Massimo Frazzotti, a professor of science at the University of Rome III, said that the glacier collapse is related to the rare high temperatures encountered in Italy recently. The current temperature level of the glacier "usually occurs in mid-August in previous years."

The main peak of Marmolada is over 3,300 meters above sea level. The highest temperature on the top of the mountain reached 10 degrees Celsius the day before the incident, which was significantly higher than the same period in previous years and set a record.

Some experts worry that more similar disasters will occur due to the continued high temperatures in many parts of Europe.

Glaciologist Renato Colucci told Italian news agency that glacier collapse "will definitely happen again" given that temperatures in the Alps have been well above normal for weeks...