Alpine Avalanche Kills at Least 7 Hikers Amid Record Temperatures [Video]
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A large section of ice broke off an Alpine glacier in Northeastern Italy’s Dolomite mountains triggering an avalanche of rock, snow, and ice. Rescuers rushed to the Marmolada glacier by helicopter to search for surviving hikers. Officials report seven known casualties and nine people injured. Initially, 17 hikers were unaccounted for, but that number dropped […]
Avalanche Devastates Hikers in Iran
Rescue workers in Iran recently ended their search for survivors on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, after a series of avalanches struck in a mountainous area north of the state capital resulting in 12 people being killed, according to reports from state TV. The avalanches, which struck in four different areas on Friday, December 25, resulted […]