let's speak to andrea vogt, a freelance andrea, what are you hearing about this?a very complex rescue operation under way. as you mentioned, the first rescuers arrived on skis, and all of the emergency vehicles have not been able to get through to the site. there are believed to be up to 30 people, seven staff, and the rest we re people, seven staff, and the rest were guest at the hotel when the earthquake and then the avalanche hit, so right now several people have been airlifted out with hypothermia. there were below freezing temperatures during the night, and the hotel was covered with snow and debris, part of it did collapse, so very difficult conditions to survive in, and there are fears that many may have perished after this earthquake triggered an avalanche. it has just been hammered. tell us more about the area. is it a popular area, a busy area with skiers? no, it is quite isolated, it is a long the gran sasso mountain. some of these people may be the people who were displaced by the original earthquake. 0ne displaced by the original earthquake. one of th