Alpine Avalanche Leaves 7 Known Dead, 13 Missing In Italy

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and LUCA BRUNO CANAZEI, Italy (AP) — Thunderstorms hampered Monday the search for more than a dozen hikers who remained unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks down the slope. Officials put the known death toll at seven. “I hope the numbers stop here,” said Veneto Gov.

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