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Victims and injured in the collapse of a large glacial block in the Swiss Alps

Victims and injured in the collapse of a large glacial block in the Swiss Alps

Some climbers have lost their lives and others have been injured by the collapse of a large glacial block in the Swiss Alps. The event took place in the mountain massif of Grand Combin.

According to the police, there were about 15 climbers, while there is talk of victims, but the number is not known. Some of them were able to evacuate, while 7 helicopters and about forty rescue teams were engaged in the operation.

Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais consisting of several peaks, of which, three are over 4000 meters.

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