Italian roads, mountain huts evacuated as glacier on Mont Blanc risks collapse
Italian authorities in the northwest region of Courmayeur, Aosta closed roads and evacuated mountain huts on Wednesday (September 25) after experts warned that part of a glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse, Euronews reports.
According to officials, about 250,000 cubic metres of ice threatens to come down in the form of ice avalanches from the Planpincieux glacier along the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, after technical structures of the Safe Mountain Foundation registered an acceleration in the displacement rate of the glacier that has reached a speed of 50-60 centimetres per day.
The Mayor of Courmayeur, the nearest town and a major ski resort, decided to close roads in the Val Ferret on the Italian side of Mont Blanc and mountain huts in the Rochefort area were evacuated as a precaution.
According to local authorities, there was no threat to residential areas or tourist facilities but residents have been informed of the possible scenarios in case of collapse.
The rise of global temperatures due to global warming is causing mountain glaciers to melt and the retreat of polar ice sheets.
The problem is affecting the Mont Blanc massif, Western Europe's highest mountain range, containing eleven major independent peaks, each over 4,000 metres in height.
Տեքստում սխալ կամ վրիպակ նկատելու դեպքում, ուղարկեք խմբագրին հաղորդագրություն` նշելով տվյալ սխալը, այնուհետև սեղմելով Ctrl-Enter:
Newsfeed
14:35
World Chess Championship Game 4 ends in draw
The 4th game of the World Chess Championship 2024 ended in a draw by threefold repetition on the 42nd move, the Armenian Chess Federation...
Source Panorama.am
14:05
Archbishop says protest movement in Armenia entered final stage
The Holy Struggle protest movement has entered the final stage, its leader Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan says.
In a Facebook live on...
Source Panorama.am
13:35
No rain in sight for Yerevan
No rain or snow is expected in Armenia’s regions on Saturday, next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Light precipitation is forecast for Sunday...
Source Panorama.am
13:05
Three wounded in car crash in Armenia's Gegharkunik
A road accident in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province left three people wounded on Friday evening.
Shamshyan.com reported that the crash...
Source Panorama.am
12:30
Zelensky says Nato deal could end war
President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that the parts of Ukraine under his control should be taken "under the Nato umbrella" to...
Source Panorama.am
12:00
Young Armenian singer wins Russia competition
17-year-old Elen Badalyan has won the grand final of “Nu-ka, vse vmeste!” (All Together Now) singing competition in Russia with 98...
Source Panorama.am
11:36
Drivers in Armenia warned about black ice on some roads
The Road Department Fund has warned drivers to watch out for black ice on some roads in Armenia.
It said in a statement that the Ashotsk,...
Source Panorama.am
11:15
Armenian church honors Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew
The Armenian Apostolic Church on Saturday commemorates Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew, two of the twelve apostles who were the first...
Source Panorama.am
11:07
Armenia suspends humanitarian demining and medical mission in Aleppo
The Defense Ministry has announced the suspension of the Armenian humanitarian demining and medical team’s mission in Aleppo, Syria....
Source Panorama.am
17:00
Armenia's ruling faction could discussion MP's removal
The parliamentary faction of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party plans to meet on Friday evening.
Citing some reports, News.am said...
Source Panorama.am
16:34
Israel warns Lebanese citizens not to return to 60 villages
The Israeli military has warned Lebanese citizens not to return to 60 villages in the south of the country, three days into a ceasefire after...
Source Panorama.am
16:16
Artsakh people cautious about Armenian citizenship, ombudsman says
The displaced Artsakh Armenians are in no rush to apply for Armenian citizenship for objective and subjective reasons, Artsakh’s Human...
Source Panorama.am
15:36
Russia works on transforming 3+3 platform into organization, senior diplomat says
Russia is working on transforming the 3+3 platform on the South Caucasus into a full-fledged organization, TASS quoted Deputy Foreign...
Source Panorama.am
15:06
Russia committed to all agreements with Armenia, official says
Russia is committed to all agreements with Armenia, both bilaterally and within the EAEU, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin...
Source Panorama.am
14:35
30,000 Azerbaijanis resettled in occupied Artsakh
Azerbaijan's government has already settled about 30,000 people in the occupied Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)....
Source Panorama.am
14:19
No Armenian citizens among victims of Aleppo clashes
No Armenian citizens have been identified among the victims of Aleppo clashes, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ani Badalyan told 1lurer.am...
Source Panorama.am
13:46
Armenian, Azeri deputy PMs meet briefly in Moscow
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan had a brief exchange with Azerbaijan's First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov in Moscow....
Source Panorama.am
13:19
Ameriabank named Armenia's best bank for real estate by Euromoney
Ameriabank has been recognized as Armenia’s best bank for real estate by an international financial publication Euromoney, becoming the...
Source Panorama.am
13:15
Four killed in attack on Aleppo university dorms
Four civilians including two students were killed on Friday in the Syrian city of Aleppo in insurgent shelling of university student...
Source Panorama.am
13:06
'A dream come true': Juliana Grigoryan joins Andrea Bocelli at Poland concert
Operalia 2022 first prize winner Juliana Grigoryan has shared a stage with world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Kraków, Poland....
Source Panorama.am
12:34
Drivers warned about closed roads in Armenia
The Rescue Service has warned drivers about closed roads and difficult driving conditions in Armenia on Friday morning.
In particular,...
Source Panorama.am
11:57
Spain busts drug smugglers using Ukrainian drones
Spanish police on Thursday said they had broken up a criminal network that used Ukrainian-made drones to fly hashish from Morocco to Spain,...
Source Panorama.am
11:30
'I hate cancer': Alexis Ohanian undergoes preventative surgery
Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian revealed he recently underwent surgery to remove 'suspicious nodules' in his thyroid that...
Source Panorama.am
11:15
FIFA unveils nominees for The Best Player 2024
FIFA has unveiled the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2024, recognising the exceptional talents that illuminated football this...
Source Panorama.am
11:00
Stepantsminda-Larsi road closed to all vehicles
The Stepantsminda-Larsi highway connecting Armenia and Russia via Georgia is closed to all vehicles as of Friday morning, the Armenian Interior...
Source Panorama.am
17:06
Drivers not using winter tires will face fines in Armenia
The Armenian government decided to ban the use of passenger cars and cargo vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons from November 15 to March 31 if...
Source Panorama.am
16:36
Kocharyan expresses doubts about judicial independence in Armenia
Second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan expressed doubts about the independence of Armenia's judiciary after Supreme Judicial...
Source Panorama.am
16:04
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire unlikely to last long, expert says
The US-France-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is unlikely to last long as the underlying sources of the...
Source Panorama.am
15:30
Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow in 100 years
Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907, BBC News reported.
The South Korean...
Source Panorama.am
15:15
Belarusian leader comments on Armenia's absence from CSTO summit
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the absence of Armenia as he addressed a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council...
Source Panorama.am
Videos
17:32 20/02/2023
Artur Vanetsyan: I think you'll see me more often at various events in future
17:35 20/02/2023
Armenian expert: U.S. stance on Karabakh remains unchanged
13:59 09/02/2023
Premature births increase in Artsakh due to stress
12:43 09/01/2023
Snow-covered Yerevan
15:41 15/12/2022
Gegham Stepanyan calls for sanctions against criminal Azerbaijan
11:45 29/11/2022
Memorial plaque honoring Yeghishe Charents inaugurated in Yerevan
