Emergency officials said another eight people have been injured, with two suffering serious injuries.
At least five people have been killed after being caught in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the northern Italian Alps.
Five helicopters and dozens of emergency workers have been sent to the scene to assist with rescue efforts. "Unfortunately, five people were found lifeless," emergency services spokeswoman Michela Canova told the AFP news agency, adding that the injured figure "remains a provisional count." The injured hikers, including one person left in critical condition, were taken to several hospitals around the area, rescue officials said.
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