10 People Found Alive in Collapsed Italian Hotel Hit by Avalanche
(FARINDOLA, Italy) — Firefighter spokesman Luca Cari said so far 10 people have been found alive in the debris of the avalanche-struck Hotel Rigopiano in central Italy.
Cari gave the update late Friday afternoon as rescue workers continued trying to extract survivors from the collapsed buildings of the resort northeast of Rome.
Helicopters were ferrying the survivors to a hospital in Pescara on the Adriatic coast.
Rescuers say four bodies have been found at the since the avalanche struck Wednesday afternoon.
