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MOUNT VETTORE, Italy (Reuters) — Italian geologists on Tuesday (August 30) investigated a faultline that has opened up above the area of central Italy hit by an earthquake last week. At least 292 people died in the quake on August 24 which caused massive damage along huge swathes of central Italy. Groups of scientists from the Lazio, Marche and Umbria regions of the country, that were all affected by the magnitude 6.2 quake, are now […]
by Ella IDE with Angus MACKINNON in Rome ACCUMOLI, Italy (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages. Hundreds of others were injured, some critically, and an unknown number were trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings after Wednesday’s pre-dawn quake. Amid scenes of carnage, dozens of emergency services staff […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local officials. Deaths were reported in three villages in a mountainous area straddling the regions of Lazio and Marche: Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto. At least 10 people died in Pescara, a hamlet that is part of the bigger village of Arquata del Tronto, according to civil protection officers […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least 10 people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to officials cited by local media. The national civil protection agency said it could not give an official toll as rescue efforts were still under way. Deaths were reported in three villages in a mountainous area straddling the regions of Lazio and Marche: Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto. “The […]
