Thursday, October 27, 2016

Earthquake: in the 10 hours more than 60 aftershocks between the Marche and Umbria – Corriere della Sera

New shocks have also hit Thursday morning in Umbria and Marche, affected on Wednesday night by a second earthquake after the one on August 24.One, of magnitude 4.4, was recorded at 10,21, in the area of Castelsantangelo sul Nera to 10.20 ( to a depth of about 9 kilometers). The government has decided that the state of emergency for the areas affected by the earthquake and with the Council of ministers has allocated with a decree of 40 million people. Meanwhile, in the afternoon, the premier may make an inspection in the places hit by new shocks: should visit Camerino and Visso. “I confirm the government’s commitment: we will rebuild everything, including the new damage from this latest shock,” said Vasco Errani, commissioner for the reconstruction. The official budget is 4 injured: a wounded slight in “code yellow” is registered in Visso and rushed to the dressing ro om with the broken femur, and three of the patients with cranial traumas children kept in observation in the hospital of Camerino. In the meantime, update now the count of the damage. “It’s a disaster: we have I believe 80% of the dwellings destroyed, and with the new shocks the people is giving in psychologically”, has announced this morning the mayor of Ussita (Macerata), Marco Rinaldi. In the “red zone” of Arquata del Tronto include a worsening of the conditions of the homes severely damaged in August. In all the school buildings in the centre of Italy are in the course checks, was announced by the minister of Education, Stefania Giannini.



The new earthquake

The new earthquake (three shock more powerful: 5,4 – 5,9 and 4,6, the epicenter Castelsantangelo sul Nera (Macerata), Preci (Perugia) and Visso (Macerata) has led to numerous collapses, but there are no victims under the rubble. A man of 73 years died of a heart attack in Tolentino. There are several injuries but none serious. “We will face this tragedy, like the earthquake of August, – writes the president of the Senate Pietro Grasso on Facebook – citizens, and Institutions, together, to rebuild villages and communities”.

earthquake swarm

According to seismologists of the Ingv have been more than 150 the shock from 19,10 Tuesday in the area between Perugia and Norcia: after three shocks, the most intense of 5.9, 5.4, and then 4.5, the replicas of a magnitude of more than 4.0 were three, all in the area of Macerata. The municipalities most affected are Tolentino and Ussita, then Camerino, Muccia, Visso, Ussita, Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Preci and Norcia. From August 24 were localized in total, more than 18 thousand aftershocks in an area that stretches for over 60 kilometers in the direction along the apennine chain: there are about 290 of those of magnitude between 3 and 4, 18 earthquakes with local magnitude between 4 and 5, and 4 those of a magnitude greater than 5.

The night of the displaced

Thousands of people have left their houses after the first shock, and they spent the night in the car. Still uncertain of the budget of displaced persons: they would be 2 -3 thousand. But, he anticipated the head of the civil Protection Fabrizio Curcio, will not be in tents, and for those who will have to travel to places of work will be arranged bus shuttle service: the line is to bring the people in the hotel to be able to imagine, then, temporary solutions, with more peace of mind. “It’s a big sacrifice, but there are alternatives.” According to the mayor of Castelsantangelo, Mauro Falcuccim, the displaced will be addressed in Civitanova Marche (Macerata) or San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno).

damage

there Are twenty Municipalities affected in the Marche region. A bell tower and a tower show the damage more visible to the Castelsantangelo to the Black. To Visso the strong shock, the evening resulted in the collapse of part of the facade of the Palace of the Governors, built in 1100, which houses the Cineteatro Municipal. Damage also the Palazzo dei Priori, of 1482, in which the seat of the town Hall. The church of Sant’antonio, which collapsed in the village, which dates back to the XIV century. Serious the situation also Ussita, where, according to the mayor, Marco Rinaldi, “80% of the houses are beyond repair”. “There are many historical centres that have large areas of inagibilita”, explains the head of the regional civil Protection Caesar is Spurious – even a Cessapalombo, Muccia, Caldarola“. Here, the shock have made to the coll apse of the rose window of the main church and made impassable the various houses. New collapses, also, in the red zone of the Amateur where it came down to the famous “red building” that remained in the foot on August 24. “Sheffield – says the mayor – the churches have all been affected, a bell tower collapsed. In the centre of the town there are monuments strongly affected”. The shock have created serious injuries and crashes in the prison, and for this reason it was evacuated in the night: 42 (34 males and 8 women) inmates have been transferred to the roman prison of Rebibbia. The latest earthquakes have brought down even the cross stone is over two metres in height, was placed on the top of the main façade of the Basilica of St. Benedict at the Norcia.Remains critical the situation of the roads on different roads, but it has re-opened the Salaria, which had been closed at the height of Pescara del Tronto . Are initiated, the monitoring also of the school buildings.

other regions

The shock the main have been felt sharply around the boot, by the Puglia to the south Tyrol, also in Rome: in the Capital, some of the buildings, including the headquarters of the Lazio Region and the palazzo della Farnesina the current seat of the ministry of Foreign affairs, have been evacuated as a precaution. The number one emergency in the Lazio came 2728 calls. The tremors, especially after the shock stronger, and that of the 21,18, which had a magnitude of 5.9, were felt even in the mild form, also in Bolzano and Gorizia, and also in Austria. According to the geophysical institute Zamg, have been 150 reports received by the central of Vienna, especially from the areas of Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Villach and Salzburg.

The Pope: “Close in prayer”

“I close with the prayer to the people affected by the earthquake in Central Italy”, the Pope writes Francis in a tweet on his official account @Pontifex. I want to thank who is working under the water in the areas of the #earthquake. The whole of Italy embraces strong, the populations affected and still”, commented the premier Renzi in the late evening of Wednesday.

expenses

The charges to which Italy will face as a result of the new earthquake that struck central Italy “will be considered if and when we receive details filled by the Italian authorities”, explains Annika Breidthardt, spokesperson of the european commissioner for economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici, responding to a question about the possibility that the 40 million allocated today by the Council of ministers are inserted from Brussels among the costs to unbundle for the purposes of calculating the ratio of deficit/Gdp. “According to the european rules – explains – the costs linked to the emergency short-term in response to large natural disasters exceptional may be classified as exceptional costs and therefore excluded from the calculation of the fiscal effort in structural of a member State in respect the constraints of the stability and growth pact. For example, in the case of Italy, the costs of emergency related to earthquakes in Abruzzo and Emilia, as well as other natural disasters, which have been taken into consideration in the past. However, we will not make assumptions on this now.”

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