BRAVE KITTEN "GIOIA" (Joy) RESCUED ALIVE AFTER SIX DAYS BURIED UNDER EARTHQUAKE RUBBLE IN AMATRICE - WATCH VIDEOS

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 In the video the two uniformed men gently tip a plastic water bottle into the weak and dehydrated kitten's mouth as it eagerly laps up the liquid

Continue reading, see more images of Joy,

and watch VIDEOS of her rescue by firefighters

Firefighters find pet kitten 'Joy' alive in rubble SIX DAYS after distraught owner who lost everything in Italian earthquake begged them to find her

• Weak and dehydrated pet was found by bulldozers clearing rubble 
• Heartwarming footage shows firefighters tenderly giving her water
• Her distressed owner had been holding a vigil in her house for the cat 

Cats do seem to have NINE LIVES

 

A cat has proved its nine lives after it survived the tragic earthquake that struck central Italy last week.

 

Heartwarming footage shows a kitten being fed water by firemen after they found it amongst rubble in Amatrice on Monday where it had been buried for six days following the deadly 6.2 magnitude earthquake last week.

 

 

 

 

Frantic Daniela Tursini had told fire crews: 'I beg you, find my cat, she's all I have left'.  They have now reunited.

In the video the two uniformed men gently tip a plastic water bottle into the weak and dehydrated kitten's mouth as it eagerly laps up the liquid.
 

The grey and white moggy had been found while rescue teams were clearing rubble with a bulldozer.

 

Firefighter Andrea, who found Gioia, said: 'I know what it's like to be hit by a quake and what it feels like when you lose everything.' 

 

Gioia, or Joy, was immediately given medical attention
 

 

WATCH VIDEO 

(It's rather short, I watched it several times.)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZIPgkHUV0c

ADDITIONAL VIDEO in Italian shows Gioia's owner thanking firefighters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqmjV2hM38A

231 of the estimated 292 victims of Wednesday's quake came from Amatrice, where dozens of state funerals were held yesterday amidst the ruins of the town worst hit in the disaster.

As many as 2,500 people have lost their homes to the disaster and 400 have been left injured. 

 

A number of foreigners were among the dead, including 11 Romanians and three Britons.   

Over 1,800 aftershocks have been felt across the region since the initial quake on Wednesday. 

Sources
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3766493/Firefighters-pet-kitten-Joy-alive-rubble-SIX-DAYS-distraught-owner-lost-Italian-earthquake-begged-her.html

http://www.lastampa.it/2016/08/30/societa/lazampa/gatto-gatti/salvate-la-mia-gatta-gioia-mi-resta-solo-lei-i-pompieri-la-trovano-viva-a-cinque-giorni-dal-sisma-LHBiiAtItT64q3NxKL6GOM/pagina.html

http://www.quotidiano.net/animali/animali-gatta-terremoto-1.2466980

GIOIA

 

I liked this comment by reader "Marielle" on the Daily Mail:

When you lost everything, only your cat

 will give your the strength to carry on...

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