The Big Picture: The L’Aquila earthquake
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Early Monday morning, central Italy was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The 2009 L’Aquila earthquake caused serious damage to several medieval hill towns in the region, killing over 260 residents, injuring over 1,000 and leaving 28,000 homeless.
A firefighter cries after finding his daughter, dead in the rubble of a collapsed house
More links and information
Rescuers Scramble in Search for Quake Survivors - NYTimes.com, 04/07
Homeless Struggle to Cope in Italy Quake Zone - NYTimes.com, 04/08
2009 L’Aquila earthquake - Wikipedia entry
L’Aquila, Italy - Google Map
