October 27, 2016

More Earthquakes Shake Central Italy

Residents must begin putting the pieces back together after two earthquakes struck central Italy near the city of Vissa on Wednesday. There are no known fatalities from the 5.5 and 6.1 magnitude quakes, but thousands are now homeless. Many homes and churches in the area were already structurally weak from an earthquake that rocked the same region and killed 300 people in August. To make matters worse, first responders had to try to clear rubble and help potential victims during torrential rain and an estimated 200 aftershocks. The forecast for the next few months in central Italy includes frogs, boils and locusts. 

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