by Sara Cippo e Clara Mancino (Palermo)
In the last three months Italy has been
struck by a series of powerful earthquakes, that caused many victims and
destruction.
On the 24th August 2016 an
earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit the central of Italy. The epicentre was between
the regions Lazio and Marche, however the tremor was felt across whole central
Italy. The earthquake was followed by at least 2500 aftershocks. The villages
of Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto
were destroyed, causing the death of 299 people and at least 365 people
were injured, many others were pulled alive from the rubble. In addition to the
loss of human lives, many historical monuments were destroyed and damaged.
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