Italian homes evacuated over risk of Mont Blanc glacier collapse

Roads near Courmayeur closed to tourists because of threat from falling Planpincieux ice

Homes have been evacuated in Courmayeur in Italy's Aosta valley, after a renewed warning that a huge portion of a Mont Blanc glacier is at risk of collapse.

The measures were introduced on Wednesday morning after experts from the Fondazione Montagne Sicura (Safe Mountains Foundation) said 500,000 cubic metres of ice was in danger of sliding off the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses park.