Detached Glacier Chunk Kills at Least 7 Hikers in Italy, Injuring 8: Reports
At least seven people are dead after a large chunk of a glacier in Italy broke loose Sunday sending debris tumbling down a mountain, according to theAssociated Pressand theBBC. After the glacier broke off, ice, snow and rock were sent down the mountain hitting hikers in the Marmolada mountain area, according to authorities, the AP reported. As of Monday, the death toll was at least seven, and a reported eight people obtained injuries; more than a dozen hikers still remain unaccounted for, the outletsaid....