The eleventh victim of the Marmolada drama was identified on Saturday
This may be the final toll of last Sunday’s tragedy in the Italian Alps.
The glacier has been weakened by global warming and Italy’s record temperatures this year, with Marmalade’s summit reaching 10 degrees the day before the disaster.
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The death toll rose to 11 on Saturday after a large chunk of the Italian Alps’ highest peak, the Marmalade Glacier, collapsed last Sunday, an official said. This may be the final balance sheet.
“At this time, we do not have any elements that suggest that others may be involved in this disaster,” he added. However, the search continued on Saturday.
“Today, technical and organic materials were discovered. Now the research continues with drones, tomorrow we will do the same,” said Maurizio Fugati, president of the Province of Trento.
Accumulated water
The glacier has been weakened by global warming and Italy’s record temperatures this year, with Marmalade’s summit reaching 10 degrees the day before the disaster. Higher temperatures accelerated its melting and water accumulated under the ice sheet, making it unstable.
The Trento public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation to determine the causes of the tragedy. A serac’s detachment led to an avalanche of snow and rock that swept away many rope parties climbing this glacier, the highest peak of the Dolomites peaking at over 3300 meters.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on March 1, melting snow and ice is one of the ten main threats to global warming, disrupting ecosystems and threatening some infrastructure.
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