L’Aquila : Pope visits earthquake victims

April 28, Pope is in L’Aquila to visit and comfort population. He called civil society to a ” serious examination of conscience” referring to the quake-proof buildings that collapsed.

He also asserted the full support of the Church to the victims.

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At least 92 people has died and more than 1.500 has been injuried in the earthquake which has hit l’Aquila, near Rome. This Monday, the quake has torn the town, destroying a large part of the medieval area. Rescuers are searching for survivors and injuried-people.

More than 50 000 people  are homeless. The Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared the state of emergency.

The 6.3 magnitude quake, hit L’Aquila, about  60 miles north-east from Rome, where tremors has been felt.

Three significant aftershocks,  ranging from magnitude 4.3 to 4.8,  shook the area within six hours of the 6.3 quake. As a consequence, many small towns and villages around L’Aquila have been seriously damaged by the aftershocks.

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