Word: tirelli
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Some occupants of the Dolomiti hotel were luckier. Though the building was partly destroyed, a number of people who had huddled together in one corner of the dining room escaped the wall of water. Adolph Tirelli, a member of the Italian customs police, helped rescue one man. "We heard some people crying for help and rushed across the hall, but it was quicksand," he noted. "In the cellar, the mud reached to within four feet of the ceiling. We started digging . with our hands to take him out but unfortunately were not able to pull out any of the other...
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