Melting glaciers expose hundreds of unexploded World War I bombs

Melting glaciers in the Dolomites are uncovering long-lost munitions (Picture: Julia Alpine Brigade – Esercito/Cover Images)

Melting glaciers in the Italian mountains are revealing hundreds of unexploded bombs from the First World War.

More than 200 of the munitions have been found in the Dolomites, with the army sending troops up to safely clear the area.

The Italian army said the items, including artillery shells, hand grenades and other weapons used by the Italian and Austrian armies during the bitterly fought ‘White War’ in the region, were found in September.

The latest finds follow an even bigger tranche of ordnance discovered during the glacier melt over the Read Entire Article