Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11.

Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situation, and Thomas Figl, Tyrol’s chief geologist, gave an estimate of at least 100,000 cubic meters of rock to have collapsed from the peak in the rockslide.

Figl also said that the most probable cause of the incident, identified during the flight, was thawing permafrost. He stated characteristically that “The ice is melting due to global warming, and that's what causes the mountains to crumble”, as well as how “The ice is the glue of the mountains, and this glue is slowly being lost”.

Head of the local rescue mountain rescue service in Galtür, Christian Walter also estimated that hundreds of meters have broken away from the summit, which previously stood 3,399 meters tall.

Finally, a torrent flowing downhill was also observed by a group of about 30 participants, who were conducting a mountain rescue training course nearby.

Luckily, no one was harmed.