Swiss experts fear Alpine mountain collapse after Italy’s deadly Marmolada avalanche
Euronews says SWISS GEOLOGISTS monitor a mountain peak at risk of collapsing and damaging a village below.
There are fears of new rock avalanches after a section of the Marmolada glacier, in the Italian Alps, collapsed on July 2 killing at least ten people.
The Marmolada is the highest peak in the Italian Dolomites and experts have identified another area at risk of collapsing above the Swiss village of Kandersteg.
With its high-altitude lake, hikers and wooden chalets, Kandersteg offers a picture-postcard landscape and is a renowned resort in the Swiss Alps.
Only accessible by helicopter, the mountain is being closely monitored by a team of geologists.Â
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