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Word: miramonti (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...least 50 Stava residents are believed to have lost their lives. Even harder hit was the tourist population, especially guests at three hotels, the Erika, the Stava and the Miramonti. All were crowded at the time, and it was originally feared that 95 children were among the victims when the buildings were totally destroyed. But on Saturday it was learned that the two bus-loads of children had left the scene safely. Many other people died. "We reached the Erika," said one fireman, "and there was nothing there. It was just gone." Explained Painter Giovanni Grandi, who had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: The Mountainside Exploded | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

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