Puppies Rescued 5 Days After Devastating Avalanche in Italy

[Omaha Steve]

By: Laura Goldman January 26, 2017

After an avalanche buried central Italy’s luxury Hotel Rigopiano and its guests Wednesday, Jan. 18, rescue workers spent days digging in the snow in a desperate attempt to locate any survivors.

About 120,000 tons of snow, 16 feet deep, slammed into the hotel at 60 miles per hour. It took a while for emergency operators to believe the avalanche had occurred. The first man who called to report it was told that everything was fine at the hotel.

When they finally realized a disaster had in fact happened, first responders had to ski to the hotel, which took 12 hours. It took another day until the roads could be cleared with snowplows so emergency vehicles could finally get through.

Despite these circumstances, 11 survivors, including three children, were somehow able to keep themselves alive for over 40 hours by using their cellphones as flashlights to find water. The children, trapped in a game room, ate packets of Nutella and drank bottled water.

FULL story: http://www.care2.com/causes/puppies-rescued-5-days-after-devastating-avalanche-in-italy.html

[Tanuki]

1. Thanks for this...it's nice to have something to smile about! eom

[Omaha Steve]

2. Kick

[mnhtnbb]

3. Lucky puppies!