There are 241 victims of the magnitude-6 earthquake that struck the Marche and Lazio in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and has virtually razed amateur and Accumoli, in the province of Rieti, and the Arquata Tronto, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. Among the dead there are many children. The search for survivors continues unabated. A race against time between the new shocks, some more foti, like that of the early afternoon of Thursday, which caused new collapses in Amatrice in already damaged buildings. And it’s always uncertain how many of the missing “because there is a start list as in some of the municipalities devastated there were many tourists and many people passing through,” said the head of the Civil Protection Department Fabrizio Curcio.
new strong quake: collapses in Amatrice
the aftershocks continue: in the early afternoon a shock of 4.3 has caused new collapses in buildings already damaged in Amatrice. He injured the indoor stadium, which worked as a store of basic necessities and in which some food were distributed. The building was evacuated. Another strong quake with a magnitude of 4.5, had been in the night with an epicenter in Accumoli. Until 8 Thursday, August 25 the INGV has recorded more than 470 replicas of the provinces of Rieti, Perugia, Ascoli Piceno, L’Aquila and Teramo. In addition 60 of magnitude 2 or higher only in the night between Wednesday and Thursday, but more are expected. According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the earthquake, with its epicenter at Accumulations, he had a magnitude of 6.0, a depth of 4 km. The first quake, at 3.36, the earth shook for 142 seconds.
The victims and relief
The budget – still provisional – speaks of 241 victims, including many children: 184 in Amatrice, Arquata and 46 to 11 in Accumoli. Among the victims there would also foreign tourists on vacation including at least one Spanish and two Romanians. The information was confirmed by the foreign ministries of Madrid and Bucharest. The budget of the Civil Protection, however, is still provisional. There are approximately 400 injured, 270 ones in the hospital: 196 are in the area of Rieti, 74 in the area of Marche. Many displaced people: about 2,500, of which 1,500 in the Marches, between Pescara and Arquata del Tronto. The search continues under the rubble in which they are engaged 880 firefighters, 250 vehicles and 43 rescue dogs. While 215 people were pulled alive from the wreckage by firefighters: in the earthquake are present with 2,027 men and 400 vehicles. More than 5000 men of the civil defense employees. Rescuers are digging even under the rubble of the Hotel Roma Amatrice. Eventually it emerged that 32 people were staying in the hotel, not 80 as was thought at the beginning. The mayor of amateur Sergio Pirozzi said that about half of the customers should be able to save themselves.
culpable disaster: investigation opened by prosecutors in Rieti
Meanwhile, the prosecutor of Rieti in the investigations already under way on the earthquake opened a single file ‘container’ with the hypothesis of culpable disaster offense. The investigation, coordinated by the head of Giuseppe Saieva prosecutor who has made a first visit, will also shed light on the collapse that affected recently restored buildings, such as the school of amateur and bell tower collapsed in Accumoli.
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Earthquake in Central Italy, the first night away from home for the displaced in the earthquake
Fear of jackals, reported two episodes
So many families left homeless have been welcomed in tent camps, but many people decided to sleep in their cars near their homes, for fear of looting. In the night they are in fact spread rumors of incidents of looting in the town of Arquata, especially in the hamlet of Pescara del Tronto. The police, who have stepped up checks throughout the area, deny: “I do not know who the spread – say the command – but you can not confuse the people who go there to retrieve some things from their homes with those who steal. We have 40 members in all the garrisons of the earthquake of Arquata del Tronto, and the situation is under control. ” the Police of Rieti also denies. However, two incidents are reported to Amatrice. One Italian, was caught while trying to sneak at the Hotel Roma. Suspicious to the police the fact that while there was a strong aftershock, instead of rushing to leave the center as all the people present at that time had been urged to do by the police, proceeded in the opposite direction. In the direction of likely collapses. They have followed him to the hotel that collapsed partially. The other is currently under interrogation of Digos in front of the civil protection structure in which just arrived to visit her head: Fabrizio Curcio.
The first night of the displaced
“a normal night,” he called Gianni Scamuffa, responsible for the field of Pescara del Tronto, Arquata village in the province of Ascoli Piceno. Marches in the center were over a hundred people who have chosen the facilities made available by the Civil Defence. Others have slept in the arena of amateur or in tents brought to Accumoli. The temperature in areas remained at acceptable levels even at night. Almost all are therefore able to sleep, even in emergency accommodation. “I am exhausted from shock, ‘says one of the rescuers involved. “We brought food and blankets at will”, explained Sergio Pirozzi, Amatrice mayor.
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Earthquake in Amatrice, the view from destruction? High
The Government confirms: 50 million euro for emergency
the government meanwhile has confirmed the allocation of 50 million for the emergency. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Riccardo Nencini after late yesterday the figure was indicated by Minister Graziano Delrio. “Then we will see, we are looking at the situation and we are quantifying the extent of damage,” he added Nencini, noncommittally on the total amount of damage caused by the earthquake. “I have no idea really – he concluded – There are still 54 isolated hamlets in the municipality of Amatrice.”
Amatrice decimated
“An increasing number of deaths, Amatrice we are already over 200 “: it was said this morning Sergio Pirozzi, mayor of the Lazio town in the province devastated by the earthquake, explaining that more bodies were extracted overnight. The country had just over 2,600 inhabitants and is largely destroyed by the earthquake. Many have tried to escape from the upper floors of houses climbing down related to the sheets. The main street is almost completely collapsed and the roads leading to the country are inaccessible. Unable to use the hospital: doctors and paramedics rescue the first wounded outside in the parking lot of the hospital. Amatrice is also collapsed the historic Hotel Roma, in the town center.
Accumoli, the mayor “we have no other scattered news»
Accumoli (divided into 17 small villages) has 700 inhabitants, but in summer it welcomes many tourists. “We have no news of the missing. – Says the mayor Stefano Petrucci – The budget is 11 victims around the town and we hope that, despite being high, you confirm this number. ” Then appealed to the citizens: “Who can walk away consider that it is better to do so. Who can be hosted elsewhere, do it. ” The country is semi demolished, damaged the barracks and churches, no building seems to be fit for use. Particularly affected the fraction of Illica.
Pescara del Tronto, the fraction that does not exist
the small fraction of Pescara del Tronto according to rescuers’ is reduced to a single block of rubble. ” Looking for others missing: originally there was talk of a hundred people who were missing on 135 total inhabitants. Even in Arquata del Tronto, residents and vacationers were trapped: decided the evacuation of the entire historic village. Two Roman older tourists have been rescued from the rubble of their home collapsed. They do not have it made, while two little girls and their grandmother who was home in her home. Not far away, always in Pescara del Tronto, was pulled alive a child.
August 25, 2016 (modified August 25, 2016 | 16 : 12)
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