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Friday, January 20, 2017

Italy avalanche: 'Miracle' as children pulled from hotel rubble

Four children were among those pulled alive from under tonnes of snow and debris days after a hotel was crushed by an avalanche in Italy.

Dramatic images have emerged of the moment the youngsters and a woman were plucked to safety by rescue teams, who have been continuing their painstaking search of the shattered ruins for survivors following Wednesday's tragedy.

Overnight a further four people were found alive after careful digging amid fears buried air pockets could collapse.

The rescue of the two men and two women brings the total number of survivors to nine.

Fire service spokesman Luca Cari said the of two women were also recovered during the night, bringing the known number of dead to four.

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