Part of a glacier on Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is at risk of c...
A helicopter flies over a segment of the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif area of Planpincieux, Aosta, Italy, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
A section estimated to contain up to 250,000 cubic meters of ice could fall down the mountain, the mayor of the nearby town of Courmayeur, Stefano Miserocchi, said in a statement on Tuesday. Between the end of August and the beginning of September the lower part of the glacier was sliding at a speed of 50-60 cm per day. )
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