27-year-old Filippo Bari from Malo in Italy was one of the first to be found dead after a large part of the Marmolada glacier in the Dolomites mountain range loosened and caused a landslide.
So far, seven people have been confirmed dead. The news agency Reuters announced on Tuesday this week that five Italian climbers are still missing.
The landslide took place on Sunday 5 July.
A LAST PICTURE: Filippo Bari leaves behind a wife and a four-year-old son. He was found dead on Sunday in the mountain range Dolomites. Photo: Handout
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Marmolada, in the eastern Italian Alps, is the highest peak in the Dolomites with its 3343 meters above sea level.
Since Sunday, Italian rescue workers have searched with both drones and helicopters.
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– Disaster
Stefano Coter, leader of the rescue team and one of the first on the scene, told Reuters that the landslide was huge.
– When we arrived at the place, we immediately understood that this was a disaster. It was a huge landslide. We found injured people who needed help, and others who had died.
MAJOR PRESS RELEASE: One of the relatives, Debora Campagnaro, speaks to the press on 5 June. One of her siblings is missing in the avalanche. Photo: Pierre Teyssot / AFP
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Filippo Bari was an experienced climber. according to The Guardian he was on the glacier this Sunday to warm up for an even bigger challenge he and his friends would embark on later.
– We had planned an excursion to Monte Rosa – the second highest peak in the Alps after Mont Blanc. Filippo and his friends prepared for this, says Lino Re, top manager of the climbing club where Bari was a member.
TRAGEDY: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi stated during a press conference that the landslide is caused by climate change. He visited the area two days after the landslide. Photo: Pierre Teyssot / AFP
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– A great man
When Bari reached the top, he took a selfie and sent the photo to his brother Andrea, along with the text:
“Look where I am!”
About an hour later, he was found dead in the avalanche.
– He was a great man. So young, full of life and with an extreme passion for the mountains, says Lino Re.
Bari, who worked in a hardware store on a daily basis, leaves behind a wife and a four-year-old son.
THE DOLOMITES: Five people are still missing after the glacier collapsed and caused a landslide. Photo: Pierre Teyssot / AFP
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The Guardian writes that several of the dead were unrecognizable and had to be identified through DNA testing.
A temporary mortuary has been built at a nearby ice rink where relatives are waiting for their missing persons to be found.
Warned in 2020
Since May this year, Italy has been hit by heat waves. According to Reuters, researchers have stated that climate change has made the previously stable glaciers more unpredictable.
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According to The Guardian, Mount Marmolada, known as the Queen of the Dolomites, has lost more than 80 percent of its volume over the past 72 years.
As early as 2020, Italian scientists warned that the glacier could disappear within 15 years due to global warming.
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