Body of seventh victim found in Italy hotel avalanche, court opens probe


  • World
  • Tuesday, 24 Jan 2017

A still image taken from a video shows a rescue worker carrying a children, rescued from the Hotel Rigopiano, as they arrive by helicopter in the city of Pescara, central Italy January 20, 2017. Picture taken January 20, 2017. REUTERS/via Reuters TV

PENNE, Italy (Reuters) - The body of a seventh victim was found in the buried ruins of a mountain hotel in central Italy on Monday as questions multiplied over the official response to last week's blizzards and deadly avalanche.

Eleven people survived the Jan. 18 disaster in the Gran Sasso national park, including four children who were extracted from under tonnes of snow and debris on Friday.

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