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Mont Blanc glacier is near to collapse
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Part of a massive glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc mountain range is close to collapse after accelerated melting in the late summer heat, officials at a nearby town warned yesterday.
This is the latest of a series of warnings about melting glaciers 鈥 in the Alps and elsewhere 鈥 as concern grows about the effects of climate change.
The mayor of the town of Courmayeur has ordered a local access road closed at night and limited access to the region below the glacier, which is popular with tourists, a town spokesman said.
Town spokesman Moreno Vignolini dismissed 鈥渁pocalyptic鈥 reports it was threatening to smash down on the town. Below the glacier, he said, 鈥渢here are no homes, only a few unoccupied chalets.鈥
Part of the Planpincieux glacier in the Aosta Valley is in danger of crashing into a valley running parallel to the Courmayeur Valley.
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