Up to 30 people are feared trapped in the Hotel Rigopiano, at the foot of the Gran Sasso mountain about 85 miles northeast of Rome.
The hotel, located in the town of Farindola, was ripped from its foundation and almost completely covered by a wall of snow and debris up to 35 feet tall, triggered by a series of earthquakes that shook the region Wednesday, USA Today reported.
Hopes of finding anyone alive had been fading Friday before officials announced that the six people had been found.
Before and after photos of the #HotelRigopiano in #Abruzzo, torn from its foundations and decimated by a massive avalanche today. #Farindola pic.twitter.com/uGKoSvXsAN
— Eric J. Lyman (@EricJLyman) January 19, 2017
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