"We saw dead (people) and enormous chunks of ice, rock," exhausted-looking rescuer Luigi Felicetti told Italian state TV. Nationalities or ages of the dead weren't immediately available, said Walter Milan, a spokesperson for the national Alpine rescue corps. This image, released on Sunday by Italy's National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps, shows the glacier in Italy's Alps. Rescuers say a large chunk of the glacier broke loose, sending snow and rocks into hikers. In separate comments to Italian state television, Milan called the recent temperatures "extreme heat" for the peak.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2022 06:21 UTC