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Reuters
Guglielmo Mangiapane and Roberto Mignucci
Kanazei — Search for 13 climbers missing on Tuesday after part of the glacier rose in the Italian Alps on Sunday Has resumed. , Kill at least 7 people.
Hopes to find survivors for more than 36 hours have diminished after a disaster that fueled concerns about the impact of climate change on mountains. Three from the Czech Republic were among the unexplained people.
The avalanche on Sunday occurred in Marmolada, the highest peak of the Dolomites, over 3,300 meters (10,830 feet) in the eastern part of the Italian Alps, which straddles the region of Trent and Veneto.
With peaks still unstable, rescue teams used drones and helicopters to search for victims, or attempted to find victims on cell phone signals. I am.
According to Italian media, the murder was confirmed by Davide Miotti, a 51-year-old local Alpine guide who ran a sports shop in the area. Much of Italy has been burned by heat waves in early summer, and scientists have said that climate change makes it more difficult to predict glaciers that were previously stable.
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi said the disaster is related to environmental factors.
"The government must think about what happened and take steps to prevent it from happening again," he said when he visited the site on Monday.
Italy declared a state of emergency on Monday, including Veneto, around the Po River, which accounts for about one-third of the country's agricultural production and has suffered the worst drought in 70 years. ..
(written by Keith Weir, edited by Raissa Kasolowsky)
