More earthquakes in central Italy

Old Jan 19th, 2017, 07:36 AM
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By the way, I thought that hotel buried under an avalanche was in Abruzzo, but it seems actually to be in Le Marche.
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Old Jan 19th, 2017, 08:24 AM
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bvl - I saw that it was in Abruzzo too - the BBC map shows il Gran Sasso.
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Old Jan 19th, 2017, 10:57 AM
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I just checked, and it's definitely in Abruzzo. I heard Le Marche on the news today, but maybe I missed something.
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Old Jan 19th, 2017, 05:18 PM
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I was woken up by the ping on my phone this morning - a news blip about the devastating acts of Nature in Italy! Being in the process of planning a trip to Le Marche this September during any and all my spare moments - it was "close to home." Also having lost our home during an earthquake ...
My prayers and best wishes are with the people of Italy.
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Old Jan 19th, 2017, 05:22 PM
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Heartbreaking. All I can do is wish for the best for all involved.
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Old Jan 19th, 2017, 05:22 PM
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I am so sorry.
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Old Jan 20th, 2017, 09:00 AM
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They found about 8 people still alive earlier today - they are still looking for the rest. It must be a terrible job.
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Old Jan 20th, 2017, 09:20 AM
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There are reports of more alive, but buried, besides the 8 rescued earlier. The hotel's two dogs also survived apparently.
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Old Jan 20th, 2017, 09:22 AM
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I've just read that ten people have been rescued alive, including two children.
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Old Jan 20th, 2017, 10:25 AM
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I keep hearing contradictory numbers. Sometimes they're talking about those already found, but not all yet brought out. There were three small children in the hotel, and I had heard recently that all three are alive.

The man who raised the alarm went out to his car to get some medicine, while his wife and two children waited inside. They were waiting for a snowplow to clear the road so they could leave. (In fact all the hotel guests were waiting to leave.) The trip for this family had been for the 6th birthday of one of the children. In the few minutes that he was outside, the avalanche hit the hotel. All the members of this family have been saved. The little girl is the only one who's been admitted to hospital.

The force of the avalanche flattened a grove of 100-year-old trees, and moved the hotel off its foundations and carried it 10 meters down the slope. It's a wonder that anyone inside survived. It was not a small hotel. either. Here is what it looked like before it was buried:

http://media.deluxeblog.it/h/hot/hot...gopiano_01.jpg
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Old Jan 20th, 2017, 10:26 PM
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So good to hear some have been found alive, let's hope tomorrow brings more good news.
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Old Jan 21st, 2017, 09:28 AM
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bvl - the BBC is saying that 6, not 8, were saved yesterday, and another 4 today. it's clearly a very confused situation.
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Old Jan 21st, 2017, 02:01 PM
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We just heard 11 were rescued on the news here. It's definitely confusin.
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Old Jan 21st, 2017, 02:23 PM
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Ann, it's mostly a confusion about who was "rescued". Some are counting the two men who were outside the hotel when the avalanche hit. Others are not counting them. Yesterday, there was also confusion about the count of people "found alive" versus people who had been extricated from the debris. On the news, I heard a newscaster trying, to no avail, to get a definition of the number that was being passed to him over the phone.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2017, 01:12 AM
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oh dear, bvl - thanks for explaining that. But it all seems a bit trivial arguing about how many have been saved, doesn't it? it must be a terrible job, searching for them and truly awful, waiting to be rescued.
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Old Jan 22nd, 2017, 03:32 AM
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I appreciate actual president of Italy (Matarella ? can't remember his name) thanking and praising the efforts of the rescuers.

Makes a change with Berlusconi who said that sleeping under a tent would like a holiday for the survivors of a previous earthquake.

Wikipedia says this BTW :

About 30 guests and staff were at the hotel, five of whom were confirmed dead.[13][14] At least nine people were rescued,[13][15] and two other people survived because they had been standing outside of the hotel when the avalanche hit.[16][17]
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Old Jan 22nd, 2017, 09:02 AM
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it must be a terrible job, searching for them and truly awful, waiting to be rescued.

Especially since there continue to be aftershocks in the area, and the temperature is rising, raising the risk of avalanches. The rescuers are putting themselves in harm's way, working (in shifts) 24 hours a day.
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Hello all, I have to say that I am more than a little concerned about my upcoming trip (May) to Le Marche, the planning of which Bvlenci was a great help. My first agriturismo in Amandola wrote to me to say they were sorry that they would not be able to host me due to the damage of the two earthquakes last year, peccato, so I am staying now in Servigliano. I do have a question for Bvlenci somewhat unrelated...which telecom company is the most reliable to get an Italian SIM card for my unlocked iPhone 6? I would like local and international texting and some data as well as local phone calls. I arrive at Milan airport but need to hop a train presto a Firenze. Maybe it might be more convenient at the train station in Firenze. Thank you!
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