Natural disaster. Italy's Glacier Collapses: An eleventh victim

On Saturday, 11 people died after a large block of the Marmolada Glacier collapsed.

Natural disaster. Italy's Glacier Collapses: An eleventh victim

On Saturday, 11 people died after a large block of the Marmolada Glacier collapsed. This is the highest point in the Italian Alps. This record may be the definitive.

"We are able to confirm that all victims have been identified. After the identification of the last victim by DNA, Colonel Giampietro Lampiero Lago, head the scientific section of the Carabinieri, said that the number had been stopped at 11. He said that there are no evidences that could suggest that others might be involved in this tragedy.

The search for the material continued on Saturday. "Today, technical as well as organic material were found. "Now the research continues using drones and we'll do the same tomorrow," stated Maurizio Fugatti, president of Trento province.

Global warming and record temperatures in Italy this year, 10 degrees Celsius at the Marmolada's top, had weakened the glacier. It became unstable due to the high temperatures that accelerated its melting.

Trento's public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the cause of the tragedy. The detachment from a serac caused an avalanche ice and rock that carried several roped parties as they made the ascent to this glacier, which is the highest point of the Dolomites at over 3300m.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC), melting of ice or snow is one of the ten most serious threats from global warming. It disrupts ecosystems and threatens certain infrastructures. .