Italy: 'Many dead' as avalanche hits hotel after quake
January 19, 2017  13:35
An Italian rescue official has said that a number of people have been killed after a hotel was hit by an avalanche, apparently triggered by an earthquake on Wednesday, the BBC reported.

Media reports said there had been at least 20 guests and seven staff at the Hotel Rigopiano on the lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain when the first of four powerful quakes hit the region on Wednesday morning.

Rescuers battled overnight to reach the hotel close to the Gran Sasso mountain in the Abruzzo region.

More details awaited.
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