Italy Crews Work Through Night After Avalanche Hits Hotel

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2jEdsvy
via IFTTT Rescue crews who reached the four-star mountain resort on skis found only eerie silence Thursday after a huge avalanche flattened the hotel, trapping more than 30 people inside. Two bodies were recovered, but the search for survivors was hampered by heavy snowfall and fears the buildings would collapse.