Italy: 3 quakes in less than an hour, up to magnitude 5.5

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To 10,24 to 11,14 and 11,25, perceived clearly even in Rome to Florence and Naples. Epicenter in L'Aquila and Rieti, again near Amatrice, where the collapse of the St. Augustine bell tower. He closed all dell'A24 stations. Without precaution all metro lines in Rome. The mayor of Ascoli: "Launch a Sos, monstrous disaster. We are trying to break through the wall of snow." The mayors of accumulations and Acquasanta: "We are in the drama"

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Earthquake in central Italy, sequence of strong shocks in Abruzzo. One dead and one missing in avalanche


A dead in Castel Castagna

corpse of a man was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Castel Castagna (Teramo) . The confirmation of the first victim of today's shock comes from the prefecture to the Civil Protection. In what has been learned the victim is a 83 year old man was buried in the collapse of his stall in a country village.

The avalanche on the hotel

Near Penne, also in the province Pescara, a landslide collapsed hotel Rigopiano resort. Civil protection is checking for any damage and if there are guests involved. Concerned about the comment of the president of the province of Pescara Antonio Di Marco, who writes on Facebook: "Unfortunately it happened a terrible tragedy it would seem there are any victims, but it's all to be confirmed." A Rigopiano is taking place at this time a snowstorm. A turbine is on his way to the place, to free up the access road to the area of the hotel, behind which there is the moving column of relief. In the hotel there were 20 guests, "concludes Di Marco.

At Campotosto there would be a person under the avalanche that would have become detached due to the shocks hitting the home Ortolano , in the municipality Aquilano, one of the epicentres of the earthquake this morning. The research, explain the Forestry Police who are in contact with the men of the mountain rescue GDF present in the district, have been suspended.

http://www.corriere.it/cronache/17_g...b97e9c52.shtml

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Earthquake, avalanche sweeps hotel Rigopiano. First aid, two people rescued

The tragedy in Pescara, the slopes of Gran Sasso. Arrived first responders, two guests unharmed because they were outside of the structure. "We see lights on inside but we do not hear voices." The property was home to between 20 and 30 people. President of the Province: "The moved building of ten meters"

Two people put in safety, but there are still missing. Rescuers managed to reach around 4 Rigopiano the hotel, in the town of Faringdon in the province of Pescara, overwhelmed yesterday by an avalanche, a result of new earthquakes that hit central Italy. The property was home to between twenty and thirty people.


http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/201...ano-156353482/

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Earthquake, avalanche of Rigopiano hotel. Extracted the first victim. Two people rescued. "There are many dead"

The tragedy in Pescara, the slopes of Gran Sasso. Two unharmed guests who were in the car in the parking lot. Rescuers: "We call but nobody answers." The property was home to between 20 and 30 people, including several children. President of the Province: "The moved building of ten meters"

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Thu Jan 19, 2017 | 2:08pm EST

Avalanche destroys Italian hotel, up to 30 feared dead under snow

By Roberto Mignucci | PENNE, ITALY

A huge avalanche swallowed up a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the area, burying up to 30 people under tonnes of snow and debris, officials said on Thursday.

More than 24 hours after the avalanche hit, the Civil Protection department said just two bodies had been recovered. Rescue workers were continuing their search for other victims or possible survivors as night fell.

Titti Postiglione, head of the department's emergency office, said more avalanches were possible in the Gran Sasso mountain range in the central Abruzzo region because the temperature was rising, while further quakes were also possible.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-quake-avalanche-idUSKBN1530TR

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Rigopiano Hotel avalanche: Puppies raise rescuers' hopes in Italy

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The number of confirmed deaths has risen to seven, with 22 people still missing, but there are hopes people may have survived in air pockets.

Nine people were brought out alive while two were found outside the hotel.
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Details have emerged of the situation at the hotel just before the avalanche. The manager, Bruno Di Tommaso, told officials in an email shortly before the disaster on Wednesday that his guests were terrified by multiple earthquakes that day, and were prevented from leaving by snowdrifts.

However, there was no mention of a potential avalanche. Italian officials have since confirmed that the area was not considered to be at risk of such an event.
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The avalanche - weighing some 120,000 tonnes - hit the luxury hotel with a speed of about 100km/h (60mph).
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38717876