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On August 5th, Mayor Stefano Miserocchi ordered the evacuation of nearly 70 people, mostly tourists, living at the foot of Mont Blanc, and blocked all roads leading to the Val Ferret valley, following warnings that the Planpincieux glacier on Mont Blanc (in northeastern Italy) was at risk of breaking due to global warming. Evacuation and security measures were urgently implemented by civil defense and law enforcement forces.
A section of the Planpincieux glacier in Italy.
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps.
According to the warning, the ice mass is estimated to be around 500,000 cubic meters.3Glacier Planpincieux is at risk of cracking and falling onto homes in Courmayeur – a resort town in Italy's Aosta Valley, near the border with France.
At over 4,800 meters, Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps. Last fall, a similar lockdown was imposed after warnings that a section of ice from the Planpincieux glacier would break off.
