Emergency officials said eight others were injured in the collapse, with two people suffering serious injuries.
Rescue teams with helicopters and drones have halted their search for thirteen still missing due to bad weather.
Italy’s Prime Minister, MARIO DRAGHI, said the incident was without doubt linked to climate change.
Four of the seven killed have been identified by rescuers, three of them Italian, including two mountain guides.
Video of the incident showed an ice mass collapsing down the slopes of Marmolada, the area’s highest mountain.
