Six people were found alive inside the hotel in Italy that was hit by an avalanche earlier, Sputnik International reported citing Italy’s Repubblica online newspaper Jan. 20.
Five people were said to be found alive at the Rigopiano di Farindola hotel before the Italian online newspaper updated their figures. The newspaper said five helicopters have been dispatched to the scene.
So far, bodies of four victims of the avalanche near a hotel at the Alpine resort of Farindola in the central Italian Pescara province have been recovered by security services.
The avalanche occurred at the base of the Gran Sasso mountain range Jan. 18, wreaking havoc at the Rigopiano di Farindola hotel.
Earlier that day, a series of four earthquakes shook central Italy. The magnitude of the earthquakes ranged between 5.1 and 5.7. Italian authorities issued an avalanche warning following the three quakes.