Jan 19, 2017

Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged centre of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a six-feet high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site.

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Polizia di Stato on January 19, 2017 shows an aerial view of the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain, engulfed by a powerful avalanche. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a six-feet high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Polizia di Stato / Handout)

: This image grab made from an aerial video handout released by the Polizia di Stato on January 19, 2017 shows emergency vehicles 1 kilometer from the Hotel Rigopiano near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a six-feet high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Polizia di Stato / Handout)

: This handout image obtained on the Vigili del Fuoco twitter account on January 19, 2017 shows an aerial view of the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farindola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain, engulfed by a powerful avalanche. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Vigili del Fuoco / Handout)

: This handout image obtained on the Vigili del Fuoco twitter account on January 19, 2017 shows a rescue operation at the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farindola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain, engulfed by a powerful avalanche. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Vigili del Fuoco / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows a wall of snow engulfing the inside of the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farindola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows a man being escorted by Alpine policemen (right) and a fireman (left) outside the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows Alpine policemen escorting a man outside the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows a man being escorted by Alpine policemen (right) outside the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farindola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows rescue team members digging the snow at the Hotel Rigopiano engulfed by a powerful avalanche near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a six-feet high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows a rescue team member digging the snow at the Hotel Rigopiano engulfed by a powerful avalanche near the village of Farinfola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a six-feet high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

: This image grab made from a video handout released by the Guardia di Finanza on January 19, 2017 shows a wall of snow engulfing the inside of the Hotel Rigopiano, near the village of Farindola, on the eastern lower slopes of the Gran Sasso mountain. Up to 30 people were feared to have died after an Italian mountain Hotel Rigopiano was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged center of the country. Italy’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a (six-feet) high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the site. (AFP PHOTO / Guardia di Finanza press office / Handout)

Hotel in mountains of Italy engulfed by avalanche

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