A strong earthquake hit Italy at approximately 3:35 a.m. local time on the morning of April 6, 2009. The 6.3-magnitude quake was centered 53 miles east of Rome, in L’Aquila, in the region of Abruzzo. Gallery Incoming search terms:italy earthquake …
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Italian earthquake: deathtoll reaches 228 as aftershock slows rescue
The death toll from the Abruzzo earthquake reached 228 last night as a series of strong aftershocks continued to rattle through the region. A tremor of 5.6 magnitude spread more panic yesterday evening in L’Aquila, a city once home to …
Over 150 dead, 1,500 injured in Italy quake
A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 150 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were …
German archive building collapses
Rescue workers are searching for up to four people still missing after a building housing archives collapsed on Tuesday in the German city of Cologne. Witnesses said there may have been two people inside a car parked outside the archive …
Turkish Airliner Crashes at Amsterdam Airport, Killing 9 People
A Turkish airliner carrying 134 people crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50 others. The airliner crashed into a muddy field just short of Amsterdam main airport mid-morning local time, breaking into three …