A little cat has proven the saying “cats have nine lives” to be true, after surviving the devastating earthquake that devastated central Italy last week.
The kitten was given water after being rescued. (Source: dailymail.co.uk)A little cat has proved the saying “cats have nine lives” to be true, after surviving the devastating earthquake that devastated central Italy last week.
A touching video posted online shows firefighters giving water to a kitten after finding it in the rubble in the town of Amatrice on August 29, six days after the earthquake.
The kitten was given water after being rescued. (Source: dailymail.co.uk)In the footage, two men dressed as firefighters gently place a small plastic bottle of water into the mouth of the weak, severely dehydrated cat, which licks it hungrily.
The cat, named Gioi (Joy – “joy” in English), was taken to the vet for a check-up and then reunited with her family to the joy of her owner.
The cat was taken to the vet. (Source: dailymail.co.uk)Frantic Daniel Tursini, Gioa’s owner, told rescuers: “I beg you, please find my cat, he means everything to me.”
The white and grey moggy was found after rescuers used a bulldozer to clear away the rubble.
Firefighter Andrea, who found Gioa, said: “I know what it feels like to have just been through an earthquake, and lose everything.”
As of the morning of August 26, 250 people were killed in the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that occurred in the early morning of August 24 in Norcia, Central Italy, including at least 8 foreigners.
Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said at least 293 historical buildings were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake./