2024-07-06 05:26:40
TRENTO. Two years after the detachment of the serac of Punta Rocca in Marmolada, which caused eleven victims and seven injured, the ‘scar’ on the glacier is clearly visible, despite the snow still present. At 13.43 on 3 July 2022 they fell down the valley approximately 63,300 cubic meters of material at a speed of 50-80 meters per second, carrying with it rock and debris for about 2.2 kilometers. A devastating phenomenon.
On the second anniversary of the tragedy, Canazei will remember those who lost their lives with a Mass celebrated at 6pm by the parish priest Don Mario Bravin in the parish church, while at 9pm the Marmolada cinema will host the screening of documentary “Marmolada 03.07.22”an event promoted in collaboration with the Municipality of Canazei and the Ensema per Cianacei association.
The Autonomous Province of Trento is in charge of the constant monitoring of the area, which operates with radar and drones also in collaboration with the University and CNR. “The memory of such an unpredictable event, which affected not only the families directly involved, but the entire province and the country, is alive and strong in our minds”, said the President of the Province Maurizio Fugattiwhich wishes to “recognize and honor the courage and dedication of the civil protection workers, who without hesitation risked their lives to rescue the injured and recover remains and artifacts at altitude. Their commitment and professionalism were fundamental, demonstrating once again the great synergy between the various operational structures that worked side by side to address the emergency. Our solidarity remains strong with the families of the victims and with all those who suffered because of this event. We remember with respect and gratitude, and we continue to work together to strengthen our resilience in the face of natural events, to protect our communities and preserve the memory of those who are no longer with us”.
For the president of Sat Cristian Ferrari «the unpredictable tragedy of the Marmolada has managed to bring the reality and the consequences of the earthquake to the attention of civil society and the world of mountaineering in a crude and violent way. effects of climate change even at high altitudes. The collapse forced everyone to change their paradigm in their approach to the mountains, rediscovering their risks, dangers, limits, but also the values demonstrated by mountain people, by mountain professionals who silently and actively shouldered this tragedy, helping families to bear the great weight throughout the long rescue phase”. The afternoon before the collapse, Ferrari, as president of the Sat Glaciological Commission, was on the glacier with some colleagues and members of the Alpine Rescue team for some communication and awareness-raising activities. On that occasion, as in the previous weeks, it was clear that the reduced winter snowfall and the high temperatures since spring had practically already made all the snow cover disappear from the Marmolada and many other glaciers in Trentino, but nothing foreshadowed what would happen 24 hours later.
2024-07-06 05:26:40