Glacier break in the Dolomites: seven dead, 13 missing

A piece of a glacier breaks off in the Dolomites, taking several mountaineers with it on the way down to the valley. At least seven people are killed. The accident is likely to be related to the drought and heat in the country.

A fatal accident occurs on the Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Dolomites.

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(dpa)/pop./cov. The number of victims after the glacier fall on Sunday in the Dolomites has now risen to seven. On Monday, the rescue workers had to rescue another alpinist dead from the Marmolada glacier. On the day of the accident, the authorities had assumed six victims.