Nine Days After Italy Quake, Romeo the Dog Pulled Out from Rubble

Despite his ordeal, Romeo ran around wagging his tail, stopping only to be patted.(Photo: Twitter@emergenzavvf)

A golden retriever called Romeo has been pulled alive from a pile of rubble in central Italy 10 days after towns in the area were levelled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

In a video released by the fire department, firefighters can be seen freeing the dog on Friday from the ruins of a building in Amatrice, where 231 perished in the 24 August quake.

Despite his ordeal, Romeo ran around wagging his tail, stopping only to be patted and to let a firefighter inspect his paw. A local official told Reuters that Romeo was in good health.

Earlier this week a cat called Joy was rescued from the wreckage of another house in Amatrice, six days after the disaster.