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2017 Farindola avalanche

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Extreme snow in Farindola, Abruzzo, Italy after the avalanche

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30 people killed in a hotel in Farindola, in Italy, in avalanche after earthquake, first images

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Italy: Drone captures avalanche-devastated site of Hotel Rigopiano

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Drone Footage Shows Destruction Caused by Deadly Italian Avalanche

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Casket of Italian avalanche victim at town hall

On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, a major avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, one of the mountains above Rigopiano, hitting a 4-star hotel in Pescara, in Abruzzo. The avalanche struck the luxury resort Hotel Rigopiano, killing twenty-nine people and injuring eleven others. The avalanche is the deadliest in Italy since the White Friday avalanches in 1916, and the deadliest avalanche in Europe since the Galtür avalanche in 1999.