Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.

Italy earthquake: Incredible video shows 10-year-old girl pulled alive from rubble after 17 hours

WATCH ABOVE: 10-year-old girl pulled from rubble in central Italy – Aug 24, 2016

Italian rescue workers managed to pull a 10-year-girl alive from the twisted debris of a collapsed building on Wednesday, nearly 17 hours after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy.

Story continues below advertisement

Video footage of the rescue shows firefighters carefully removing chunks of debris of a collapsed building in Pescara del Tronto when one rescue worker yells “quiet.”

In this image taken from a video, a 10-year-old girl is pulled alive from the rubble following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, Italy on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Sky Italia via AP

“You can hear something under here. Quiet, quiet,” the rescue worker said, as translated by the Associated Press.

The daily email you need for 's top news stories.

READ MORE: Rescuers search for survivors in Italy quake that killed 247

After more digging, the child’s legs became visible to the rescue workers as they worked to free the child.

Story continues below advertisement

“Come on, Giulia, come on, Giulia,” one of the firefighters said.

In this image taken from a video, a 10-year-old girl is pulled alive from the rubble following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, Italy on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Sky Italia via AP

The video shows a man lifting the child covered in dirt and dust from a small hole in the rubble as rescue workers cheered.

On Thursday, the officials said at least 241 people were killed as a result of the earthquake. A strong 4.3-magnitude aftershock hit the region, causing more damage to buildings in the already devastated town of Pescara del Tronto.

Advertisement
Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article