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| Six found alive in hotel after Italy avalanche | |
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| Six people have been found alive in Italy's Rigopiano hotel, two days after it was buried in an avalanche. | |
| Rescuers said the six survivors had been discovered buried under snow, but had not yet been extracted. | |
| "They are alive and we are talking to them," Luca Cari, a spokesperson for the fire service, told Reuters news agency. | |
| The deep avalanche buried the remote hotel, in the central Abruzzo region, after several earthquakes. | |
| At least four people have been confirmed dead, and about 20 are still missing, as the rescue effort continues in difficult conditions. Children are believed to be among the guests. | |
| Teams have been working at the scene for more than 24 hours in temperatures well below zero. | |
| Rescue teams have requested helicopter support to save the six people they have discovered, Italian media reported. | |
| They have spent at least 40 hours buried in the snow and rubble. |