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The Moiazza mountain in the Dolomites
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Five days after a deadly ice avalanche in the Dolomites, a rockfall occurred not far from the scene of the accident.
According to initial findings, no one was injured, said the mountain rescue service in the Veneto region in northern Italy.
The boulder broke loose on Friday at 11:38 a.m. at about 2,400 meters from Mount Moiazza and fell off an access path for a via ferrata.
According to the report, a German mountaineer heard a loud thunder, saw a cloud of dust and sounded the alarm in a nearby shelter.
After overflights with the helicopter, the mountain rescue service ruled out that people were affected.
The Moiazza mountain near the municipality of Agordo in the province of Belluno is just 20 kilometers as the crow flies from the Marmolada.
There was a massive avalanche of ice, snow and debris after a glacier rupture last Sunday, taking several mountaineers with it.
At least ten people were killed.
bbr/dpa
