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Two nuns have been rescued in Rome after they were stuck for three days in a lift without food or water.Two nuns have been rescued in Rome after they were stuck for three days in a lift without food or water.
The women, a 68-year-old from New Zealand and a 58-year-old from Ireland, became trapped on Friday after an electrical fault at the Marist Sisters’ convent, which they were visiting.The women, a 68-year-old from New Zealand and a 58-year-old from Ireland, became trapped on Friday after an electrical fault at the Marist Sisters’ convent, which they were visiting.
They were forced to drink their own urine in order to stay conscious as temperatures reached 34C (93F) in the Italian capital over the weekend, according to a paramedic quoted in La Repubblica.They were forced to drink their own urine in order to stay conscious as temperatures reached 34C (93F) in the Italian capital over the weekend, according to a paramedic quoted in La Repubblica.
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The sisters’ cries for help went unanswered as nobody was in the convent over the weekend. Neither woman was carrying a mobile phone. The sisters’ cries for help went unanswered as nobody else was in the convent. Neither woman was carrying a mobile phone.
They were discovered on Monday when a cleaner contacted police after ringing the building’s doorbell and receiving no reply. The nuns are being treated for severe dehydration at San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome and are expected to make a full recovery.They were discovered on Monday when a cleaner contacted police after ringing the building’s doorbell and receiving no reply. The nuns are being treated for severe dehydration at San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome and are expected to make a full recovery.