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Mont Blanc: Roads closed as experts warn glacier may collapse

Local authorities have closed roads after experts warned that a huge section of a glacier on the Italian side of Mont Blanc may be about to collapse.

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Swiss climbers who landed plane on Mont Blanc risk fine of . . . €38

After being slammed by French authorities for having landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday, two Swiss mountaineers face no worse than a small fine.

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Swiss climbers slammed for landing plane near top of Mont Blanc

Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading for the top of Europe's tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme said.