{"id":209000,"date":"2016-08-24T11:33:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/?p=209000"},"modified":"2020-06-29T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:08:58","slug":"powerful-quake-rocks-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/powerful-quake-rocks-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Quake Rocks Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aftershocks and rescue efforts continue in Italy<\/a> today after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck just after 3:30am local time\u00a0in the Umbria region. \u00a0The epicenter was reportedly located about 6.5 \u00a0miles southeast of the town of Norcia<\/a>, near Perugia<\/a> \u00a0The quake was followed by a large 5.5-magnitude tremor at about 4:30am. \u00a0More than 70 people are reported dead and hundreds \u00a0injured, and survivors and bodies are still being \u00a0pulled from the rubble of several towns. Also hard hit were the regions of Lazio and Marche<\/a>, some 80 to 100 miles north of Rome<\/a>. \u00a0As rescue team using bulldozers and their bare hands dig through piles of rubble, local authorities warn the death toll is likely to rise.<\/p>\n

The mayor of Amatrice<\/a> said “Half the town no longer exists”. Sergio Perozzi said authorities there \u00a0believe many are still trapped alive. \u00a0The village of Pescara<\/a> del Tronto<\/a> was all but destroyed, according to witnesses. In several cases, hospitals were so heavily damaged that victims were being treated in the streets in front of the remains of the buildings. In the town of Ascoli<\/a> police said they could hear the cries of trapped victims under the rubble, but lacked the heavy equipment to dig them out, due to roads into the area being destroyed.<\/p>\n

National emergency procedures were activated overnight, and with daylight, rescue teams and equipment are out in full force to rescue as many victims as possible