Earthquake, strong tremors in Central Italy: one dead in Teramo, an avalanche overwhelms a hotel in Pescara – reuters uk

January 18, 201701:01 real Time

an Avalanche on the hotel, the Province: “There were 20 guests unavailable”< / span> - “Unfortunately, it happened a terrible tragedy it would seem there are casualties, but it is all to be confirmed”. Writes on Facebook the president of the province of Pescara, Antonio Di Marco, referring to the avalanche that has fallen on the Hotel Rigopiano, Farindola. “A snow storm makes it difficult to relief. A turbine is bringing on-site to free up the access road of the hotel, in which we had 20 guests in addition to employees in the service”, he concludes.

Sms message to the rescuers: “Help, we are dying of cold” – “Help, we are dying of cold.” And’ the content of a text message that the two customers of the Hotel Rigopiano have sent to the rescuers. The two are in constant contact with the relief efforts, which are currently hampered by weather conditions. Other landslides, in fact, have dragged on the road trees and stones that must be removed before the turbine can pass. In the meantime, a group of the national alpine is heading with the ski towards the hotel.

Two customers of the Hotel Rigopiano launch alert: three missing – outside of The Hotel Rigopiano there are two people who have had contact with both the 118 with both of the rescuers. One of these would have sent a text message to a rescuer before telling him about his condition then talking about the rubble. Whatsapp another customer has confirmed to the operations room of the 118 Pescara and inside the structure, which is covered with rubble, there would be some people trapped. Witnesses have spoken of an avalanche of unprecedented force for the area that would be cut out of the mountain and would have overwhelmed part of the Hotel Rigopiano, and three people who are now unaccounted for.

Collapses the building for snow and shock, dead in the area of Teramo - The body of a 83enne has been recovered from the rubble of his barn collapsed in Castel Castagna, Teramo. This was confirmed by the prefecture of the civil Protection. To cause the collapse of the building and the abundant snowfall and the shock of the earthquake.

Curcio: “Avoid travel” – “All the means are primarily committed to the relief efforts,” said the Head of the Civil Protection, Fabrizio Curcio, who has also called to “avoid movement” or to do so only after “being informed”. “Different areas,” he added, Curcio – have not yet been reached” because of difficult road conditions, even if “we have contacts”.

Avalanche Campotosto, in the course of the search for the man dispersed - , The Prefecture of the Eagle tells you that “continue ceaselessly attempts to bring relief to the man considered lost in the area of Gardener, in the Municipality of Campotosto”. “Currently – says the note – have engaged men of the Guardia di Finanza, of the Army and the Fire Brigade, the latter with the aid of skilled mechanics, under conditions of extreme difficulty because of adverse weather conditions”.

In the area of Teramo 30-year-old and 17-year-old extracted alive from the rubble – A 30-year-old and a 17-year-old remained buried under the rubble of a house destroyed by the tremors of the earthquake in Castiglione Messer Raimondo, in the Teramo region, were extracted alive by the fire department. The two are in hypothermia: because of the difficulties for the helicopter, were transferred to hospital by land. Are well the three breeders of Arquata del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno) that missing after the earthquake have been tracked and are in good health conditions.

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