There was a huge avalanche at the Hotel Rigopiano in Italy. The avalanche crashed onto the hotel causing roofs to collapse and people to be trapped. The avalanche resulted in 29 deaths, and many injuries. " Rescuers are no longer searching for anyone else in the wreckage of a hotel engulfed by an avalanche last week, Italy's Civil Protection Department said Thursday, leaving the final death toll at 29." Many people were left trapped and stuck in the snow with no way to escape. People took shelter in cars and any place they could find that could be able to help them not get buried. It is believed that the avalanche was triggered by the many earthquakes that had hit Italy earlier. Rescue efforts during this avalanche had an amazing turnout of over 11,000 people pitching in to try and help. I think that this is a really devastating and unfortunate event to have happened and hope an event such as this doesn't happen again leaving this much devastation.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/europe/italy-avalanche-hotel/
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/europe/italy-avalanche-hotel/