Italy avalanche: 'Many dead' at Rigopiano hotel in Abruzzo, rescuers say

By Georgina Mitchell
Updated January 20 2017 - 2:13am, first published 1:31am
Rescuers wait next to a fire truck in Abruzzo on Thursday morning. Photo: Sky News
Rescuers wait next to a fire truck in Abruzzo on Thursday morning. Photo: Sky News
Snow and trees blanketed the roof of the hotel when rescuers arrived. Photo: BBC News
Snow and trees blanketed the roof of the hotel when rescuers arrived. Photo: BBC News
An aerial view shows the hotel Rigopiano buried by snow. Photo: Vigili del Fuoco
An aerial view shows the hotel Rigopiano buried by snow. Photo: Vigili del Fuoco

Rescue officials say "many" people have died after an avalanche hit a hotel in central Italy, all but burying the three-storey building in snow.

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