Authorities in Italy announced today (Saturday) that the 11 climbers killed in the avalanche on Sunday in the Dolomites have been located.
Sergeant Carabinieri Gampitro Lago, who headed a team of forensic experts, said the identity of the last hiker had been determined and "no further findings."
The landslide occurred at the summit of Marmolada, which rises to a height of 3,000 meters and is the highest peak in the Dolomites in northern Italy in the Trento and Veneto regions.
Disaster in the Alps: Dead and Missing in an Avalanche // Reuters
Experts in the country believe that the disaster, which began with the disengagement of a glacier at the summit, was caused as a result of unconventional temperatures stemming from global warming.
The whole of Italy recorded an extreme heat wave this week, during which temperatures rose very rapidly.
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