Premier Paolo Gentiloni expressed
pride in Italy's emergency and rescue services on Wednesday
following the recent emergencies caused by snow and earthquakes
in central Italy and said "every effort" had been made to save
lives after the Hotel Rigopiano in Abruzzo was hit by an
avalanche.
"We are proud of our rescuers, they are exemplary Italian
citizens," Gentiloni said as he reported to the Senate on the
situation in central Italy.
"The gratitude to the 11,000 people who have intervened to
save lives must be strong and unanimous...
"I think every effort possible has been made to try to save
the missing people (at Rigopiano) from the human, organizational
and technical point of view".
Pescara investigators are probing why appeals for help from
the hotel before and after the avalanche were apparently
underestimated. The disaster has claimed 23 lives and six people
are missing.
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