More than 30 trapped after avalanche buries hotel in Central Italy

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-01-20 14:23:19

Rescuers work to save the more than 30 people trapped in the Hotel Rigopiano, Italy after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake caused an avalanche on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

Editor's Note:

More than 30 people are feared dead after an avalanche engulfed a mountain hotel in Central Italy’s Farindola following a 5.7-magnitude earthquake on January 19, 2017. Italy's Civil Protection agency confirmed the hotel was hit by a two-meter wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to get ambulances and diggers to the remote site. Photos: CFP

Rescuers work to save the more than 30 people trapped in the Hotel Rigopiano after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake caused an avalanche on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

A rescuer stands in front of the Hotel Rigopiano engulfed by a powerful avalanche after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

Rescuers tunnel to the Hotel Rigopiano engulfed by a powerful avalanche, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Italy on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

The interior of the Hotel Rigopiano, Italy following an avalanche after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

An ambulance in Central Italy responds after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

Italian military prepare to join rescue operations in Central Italy after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region on January 19, 2017. Photo: CFP