Strong Earthquake Hits Parts of Central Italy and Northeast Rome
An earthquake as strong as 6.3 on the Richters shook central Italy and northeast Rome on Monday, damaging houses and some collapses as well along mountaineous region of east Rome.
Over 200 Dead in the Italian Earthquake Disaster
Officials say that the earthquake left several people injured and burying several people under the rubble of buildings collapsed near the city of l’Aquila. However, officials are still clueless about the situation.
The earthquake occurred at around 0335 early Monday morning (0135 GMT) and had its epicenter along the mountainous Abruzzo region of east of the Rome city.
Many old buildings crashed down in the city of l’Aquila. The residents of central Italy experienced the earthquake during their sleep, woke up and ran helter-skelter on the streets.
Indeed even people of Rome, a city that’s rarely hit news with earthquake woke up on Monday by the quake. The glass windows and furniture rattled and even car alarms went off.
US Geological Survey says that the epicenter of the earthquake was believed to be some 95 km from city of Rome and must have had a depth of 10 km. Initially the quake showed 6.7 on Richter Scale later it was shown to be at 6.3. Local authorities believe that earthquakes in this part could well be dangerous in Italy as it houses very old structures and buildings.
Quake in Central Italy
At least 50 die in earthquake in central Italy
The toll increased to over 100. About 100 die and 1500 people injured as of now and there could be so many hundreds burried under the rubble.
@Newsfreak: You are right mate. This is really a very sad thing. Over 90 dead, 1,500 injured in central Italy quake.
Latest Update: Death toll in Italian earthquake tops 200. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says 207 died in Italy’s earthquake and 15 are still missing. He says rescue efforts will continue for another 48 hours.
Yes! You are right! Italian government admits to loss of 207 lives and the pity is that the earthquake had left more than 100,000 people homeless in the city of Berlusconi!
Just a couple of hours ago, today, there had been another tremor ….an aftershock shook the region again and it measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.
While rescuers are struggling to save and dish out bodies from rubble, a team of scientists from Durham, UK are heading to the quake-hit region of Italy to study the reasons of seismic activity and establish some facts about it!