cappie Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) Italy's Civil Protection Department said while no deaths had been reported so far, a number of people had been injured, including one person in a serious condition, and several towns devastated. The ancient city of Norcia appeared to be one of the locations hardest-hit by the quake. Television images showed nuns rushing out of their church and into the town's main piazza as the clock tower appeared about to crumble. "It's as if the whole city fell down," Norcia city assessor Guiseppina Perla told the ANSA news agency. Norcia's historic Basilica of St Benedict was among the buildings destroyed. The Monks of Norcia tweeted images of the damage and said people were trapped in the town's main square, with fears nearby buildings might collapse. "Trucks are coming to clear a path to safety," the monks tweeted. It was felt as far north as Bolzano, near the border with Austria and as far south as the Puglia region at the southern tip of the Italian peninsula and was felt strongly in the capital Rome. Marco Rinaldi, Mayor of quake-hit Ussita, north of Norcia, said a huge cloud of smoke erupted from the crumbled buildings. "It's a disaster, a disaster," he told the ANSA news agency. PHOTO: The Basilica of St Benedict in Norcia has been destroyed Edited October 30, 2016 by cappie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Wait, again? Didn't they just have an earthquake a few months ago that sent them to live in their kitchen or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Gabriela said: Wait, again? Didn't they just have an earthquake a few months ago that sent them to live in their kitchen or something? Yes. The Monks in Norcia have been setting up dwellings outside of the town since the first earthquake, but they were getting aftershocks long after the first earthquake, another one happened earlier last week, and this one basically devastated everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NadaTeTurbe Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 10 hours ago, Gabriela said: Wait, again? Didn't they just have an earthquake a few months ago that sent them to live in their kitchen or something? Welcome in Italy. 17 earthquakes in 16 years, with more than 650 death. And they're ""lucky"", this time they did not have a tsunami : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I think God wants a new Basilica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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