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This sight is of great concern to researchers and authorities. View of the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, the highest point in the Alps. High temperatures melted a layer of ice on which part of the glacier started sliding. According to estimates, it moves up to one meter a day - experts fear that 500,000 cubic meters of ice could break off completely and crash Aosta Valley, which lies at the foot of the mountains. Several houses are directly in the threatened zone.
The valley is a popular tourist region. As a precaution, the police cordoned off the small Val Ferret at the end of the Aosta Valley, around 70 locals and tourists had to leave the area on Thursday afternoon. The main part of the region with the famous winter sports and mountaineering resort Courmayeur is not affected.
The responsible glacier experts expect the danger to persist for a few more days. If the ice formations do not crash during this time, the glacier should stabilize on its own, a sight that is of great concern to researchers and authorities. View of the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, the highest point in the Alps. High temperatures melted a layer of ice on which part of the glacier started sliding. According to estimates, it moves up to one meter a day - experts fear that 500,000 cubic meters of ice could break off completely and crash Aosta Valley, which lies at the foot of the mountains. Several houses are directly in the threatened zone.
The valley is a popular tourist region. As a precaution, the police cordoned off the small Val Ferret at the end of the Aosta Valley, around 70 locals and tourists had to leave the area on Thursday afternoon. The main part of the region with the famous winter sports and mountaineering resort Courmayeur is not affected.
The responsible glacier experts expect the danger to persist for a few more days. If the ice formations do not crash during this time, the glacier should stabilize on its own.
