Italy earthquakes rattle buildings and residents two months after disaster

Italy earthquakes rattle buildings and residents two months after disaster


Residents in central Italy assess damage to homes and churches after 200 aftershocks rattle stricken towns overnight

Hundreds of people in central Italy woke up in makeshift shelters in a state of shock and exhaustion after the region was hit by two earthquakes that brought back memories of the disaster that hit the area two months ago.

While no fatalities were reported one man reportedly died from a heart attack that was possibility related to the shock locals were on Thursday carrying out a grim assessment of major damage to homes and churches in towns across Marche and parts of Umbria. The two regions were also hit in the 24 August quake that killed 300 people.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/27/italy-earthquakes-aftershocks-residents

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