Mont Blanc glacier at risk of collapse, PM calls for climate action

Part of a glacier on Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is at risk of collapse, prompting Italian authorities to close roads and evacuate Alpine hamlets and the prime minister to call for action to tackle global warming. A section estimated to contain up to 250,000 cubic metres of ice could

1 / 4A view of the Planpincieux glacier along the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the area of Planpincieux, AostaMILAN - Part of a glacier on Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is at risk of collapse, prompting Italian authorities to close roads and evacuate Alpine hamlets and the prime minister to call for action to tackle global warming.

Miserocchi ordered the closing of two roads and the evacuation of huts on the mountain, which is 4,800 metres high, after experts said the Planpincieux glacier was sliding at an increased speed, threatening part of the Ferret Valley. "These phenomena show once more how the mountain is experiencing a period of great changes due to climate factors, so it is especially vulnerable", Miserocchi said.

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