Avalanche on the Marmolada, 6 dead: missing searches continue

The activities of rescuers on the Marmolada glacier continued during the night to look for any survivors after yesterday’s avalanche. However, the activities did not bring results. “During the night there was the intervention of drones on the glacier but it did not give any result. The 6 victims have yet to be identified and we cannot yet know how many are missing. The relatives of the victims are now in Canazei”, they say sources of the Trento mountain rescue at Adnkronos. Read also The Alpine Rescue in the meantime has activated a number (0461 495272) to call “to report the non-return of friends and family from possible excursions” yesterday on the Marmolada glacier. The avalanche of snow, ice and rock in its passage of about two kilometers along the Trentino side also involved the route of the normal route, while there were ropes. The alarm on the Single Emergency Number 112 arrived around 13.45. Rescue from the Trentino Civil Protection was immediately triggered: six helicopters were used, as well as Alpine and Speleological Rescue personnel from Trentino and Veneto with the dog units, Fire Brigade, Police, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza also coming from the nearby provinces of Bolzano, Belluno and Venice. After the land reclamation of rescuers and dog units, given the dangerous situation due to the possibility of other avalanches and to avoid the danger for operators as much as possible, the Trentino Emergenze helicopter equipped of Artva on board. Ordinances of prohibition of access and travel of the area affected by the avalanche have been issued jointly by the Municipalities of Canazei and Rocca Pietore, until the nature of the detachment is ascertained with the appropriate glaciological and geological surveys.