Thursday, August 25, 2016

Search for survivors continues following Italy earthquake

At least 159 people have died following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy, according to the Italian civil protection agency.

Rescue teams are working through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble that remained of central Italian towns flattened by the earthquake that hit in the early hours of this morning.

"Tonight will be our first nightmare night," said Alessandro Gabrielli, one of hundreds preparing to sleep in tents erected by rescue workers in fields and parking lots, each one housing 12 people whose homes had been destroyed...
  [rte.ie]
24/8/16
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