A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose and slid down an Italian mountainside, slamming into more than a dozen hikers on a popular trail on the peak.
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Rescuers were checking license plates in the parking lot as part of checks to determine how many people might be unaccounted for, a process that could take hours, Milan said by telephone. The SUEM dispatch service, which is based in the nearby Veneto region, said 18 people who were above the area where the ice struck would be evacuated by the Alpine rescue corps.
Marmolada, towering about 3,300 meters , is the highest peak in the eastern Dolomites, offering spectacular views of other Alpine peaks.The Alpine rescue service said in a tweet that the segment broke off near Punta Rocca , "along the itinerary normally used to reach the peak." But Milan stressed that high heat, which soared unusually above 10 C on Marmolada's peak in recent days, was only one possible factor in Sunday's tragedy.
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