A resident walks in front of the collapsed San Martino church, in Buonacompra, near Cento, northern Italy, Sunday, May 20. 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Bologna, Italy
This week’s blog was to be about the lovely city of Venice; however, it seems more appropriate to give you the latest update on this terrible natural disaster.
Citizens of Bologna, located approximately 80 miles east of Florence, were awakened at 4AM on Sunday, May 20th. The quake, of 6.0 magnitude, could be felt from Milan to Venice, approximately 140 and 100 miles, respectively, away. Thus far, seven people have been killed, and dozens more injured. One of dead was a 106 year-old woman, killed in her bed by a falling roof beam.
The quake hit hardest the Romagna region of the Po river valley, an area known for its production of Parmigiana and Grana cheeses.
Premier Mario Monti, who is attending the G8 NATO summit in Chicago, is returning to Italy immediately.
It seems like natural disaters are occuring more often now. This is terrible news!
ReplyDeleteSo sad! Lets hope they can recover fast.
ReplyDeletei heard about this on the news...apparently many historical buildings were destroyed. So awful.
ReplyDeleteReally sad news. Natural disasters are since we are helpless and can't do anything about them.
ReplyDeleteIt is heart-breaking to see this type of destruction in an old city and can ruin buildings that have stood for centuries and would be impossible to rebuild to their old ways.
ReplyDeleteawe :(
ReplyDeleteThis is why I do not enjoy watching the news anymore. It is all so sad to hear about natural disasters and such.
ReplyDeleteTo see such beautiful buildings laying in rumble on the ground is tragic :(
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