Posted on 04/05/2009 10:29:21 PM PDT by Steelfish
At Least 6 Dead as Buildings Fall in Quake in Italy
By RACHEL DONADIO Published: April 6, 2009
ROME — At least six people, four of them children, died and others were injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 shook central Italy early Monday morning, seriously damaging buildings in the mountainous Abruzzo Region east of Rome, officials told Italian news media.
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The epicenter was in L’Aquila, a picturesque Medieval fortress hill town, where a number of people were trapped under rubble, officials said.
The situation is “extremely critical, as many buildings have collapsed,” Luca Spoletini, a spokesman for Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, told the ANSA news agency.
Two people died in Fossa, a town near L’Aquila, Italy’s SKY 24 television channel reported.
Four children died after being taken to a hospital after their house collapsed, ANSA reported.
The quake struck around 3:30 a.m. and could be felt as far away as Rome, some 95 miles to the west, where it rattled furniture and set off car alarms.
Part of a student dormitory, a church tower and other historic buildings were reported to have collapsed, ANSA said. L’Aquila cathedral was d
Twitter is usually good for breaking news. Language gap though:
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Italy+OR+%23Italy
Latest was 13 dead 1000’s homeless.
Seems like the tip of the iceberg.
Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in any plausible danger?
as we know here in SoCal, the aftershocks can finish off bldgs. that are already damaged.
L’Aquila is a charming town, this is heartbreaking. I hope the death toll doesn’t rise, but I fear it will.
Yeah, except that California has some of the most stringent building codes in the world. Thank heavens.
Some of the Twitter links showing video from area hospitals. Looks bad.
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