Rigopiano Hotel avalanche: Puppies raise rescuers’ hopes in Italy

Rigopiano Hotel avalanche: Puppies raise rescuers’ hopes in Italy
“Blast News Channel”
Three puppies have been rescued alive from the ruins of a mountain hotel in Abruzzo, central Italy, which was engulfed by an avalanche five days ago.
The number of confirmed deaths has risen to seven, with 22 people still missing, but there are hopes people may have survived in air pockets.
Nine people were brought out alive while two were found outside the hotel.
Rescuers using shovels and saws are considering whether to start using heavy equipment on the buried ruins.
Details have emerged of the situation at the hotel just before the avalanche. The manager, Bruno Di Tommaso, told officials in an email shortly before the disaster on Wednesday that his guests were terrified by multiple earthquakes that day, and were prevented from leaving by snowdrifts.