In this photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 three puppies stay close to each other at the Hotel Rigopiano, near Farindola, central Italy, a day before an avalanche buried the hotel. Emergency crews digging into an aval… .
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Toll from Italy avalanche climbs to 17 as hopes diminish
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 three puppies stay close to each other at the Hotel Rigopiano, near Farindola, central Italy, a day before an avalanche buried the hotel. Emergency crews digging into an aval… .
Girl pulled from avalanche hotel, wants cookie
A six-year-old girl has been rescued from a hotel devastated by an avalanche in Italy. After two days under tons of snow, what does she want? A cookie.
The Latest: Man reunites with wife, son after avalanche
An Italian man has been joyfully reunited with his wife and son after those two were rescued from hotel buried by an avalanche. Giampiero Parete had been spared Wednesday’s avalanche because it had struck when he was out getting medicine in his car for wife, Adriana.
Joy erupts as Italian rescuers pull out avalanche survivors
With cheers of joy, rescue crews pulled survivors from the debris of an avalanche-crushed hotel in central Italy on Friday, an incredible discovery that boosted spirits two days after the massive snow slide buried around 30 people at the resort. Two children were among those rescued.
5 reported alive in rubble of Italian hotel hit by avalanche
Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an … via AP). The interior of the Rigopiano Hotel is destroyed by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.
Miracle survivors found in the snow
Italian firefighters have found six survivors after an avalanche buried a hotel near Farindola, central Italy. Picture: Italian Firefighters/ANSA SIX people have been found alive under the avalanche that hit an Italian mountain hotel almost two days ago and rescuers are working to free them from the snow, a fire brigade spokesman says.
Rescuers search for 30 after avalanche hits Italian hotel
Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an avalanche in earthquake-stricken central Italy Thursday, reporting no signs of life as they searched for around 30 people believed trapped inside. Three bodies were recovered as heavy vehicles struggled to get to the scene.
Hotel buried by avalanche after four earthquakes hit Italy in quick succession
Rescuers are searching for hotel guests after a venue in central Italy was ‘buried’ by an avalanche following four powerful earthquakes. Out of around 20 guests who are believed to have been staying at the hotel in Pescara, a province in the Abruzzo region, three are believed to still be missing, according to Italian media.