Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Italy’s Earthquake Leaves People In Distress

The terrible earthquake which hit Italy in the morning of April 6th left many people in distress. The death toll according to sources was 27 and it is likely to increase later.

The earthquake, with a potential of 6.3 in magnitude, hit the central Italy at around 3.30 a.m. (8:30 p.m. ET). The US geological survey had found the epicenter to be at 60 miles away from Rome in the mountainous Abruzzo region - 6.2 miles beneath the ground.

Since, there are many buildings in Italy, which are very old – some even of centuries age – the damage is likely to be big. Some say that...

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