In 247 the dead from the earthquake in Italy

In 247 the dead from the earthquake in Italy



At least 247 are killed in the earthquake that hit central Italy as announced in the early hours Thursday, the country's Civil Protection Agency.

Senior officer of the Civil Protection Department in Rome, said that 190 people were killed in Rieti province and 57 in the province of Ascoli Piceno.

The injured so far dozens estimated to raise them to about 400. The representatives of the Civil Protection Agency added that there are still missing and people trapped under the debris, which means that the final report will probably be even heavier.

After seventeen hours apegklovisthike live a little girl of ten years

After seventeen hours apegklovisthike live a little girl of ten years in Pescara del Tronto in the Marche region, which was devastated by the deadly earthquake that occurred last night at 3:36 a.m. local time (4:36 a.m. GMT).

In the village Amatritse But almost at the same time a little boy eleven years old, who earlier had called to help men of Civil Protection, was recovered dead.

In most locations hit Enceladus, and especially Amatritse and Akoumouli, rescuers continue survivors localization efforts and hours they continue to dig, despite the darkness, with the help of large lenses and electricity generators.

Only as far as the body of the Fire, more than eight hundred members located in the affected areas.

Tomorrow is expected the first substantial support measures for earthquake victims, to be adopted at the cabinet meeting of Renzo government.

Victims of the earthquake children

As the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, among the earthquake victims are many children. Decrease victim of the devastating earthquake in Amatritse, a girl just eight months, the game which was found in the debris.

In survivors included two brothers 4 and 6 years old Samuel and Leone, who managed to save themselves thanks to their grandmother who put them under the bed when the earth began to tremble.

After seventeen hours apegklovisthike live a little girl of ten years in Pescara del Tronto in the Marche region, which was devastated by the deadly earthquake.

In the village Amatritse But almost at the same time a little boy eleven years old, who earlier had called to help men of Civil Protection, was recovered dead.

"Dozens of people are still under the rubble and the death toll may rise"

The earthquake has leveled many buildings in villages in the province of Rieti, at the head of the country.

In statements to the public of Rai TV, o mayor of the village Amatritse north of Rieti, he stressed that part of the building has collapsed and asked to be sent special vehicles to allow them to open the roads leading to the municipality in order to facilitate the supply of raw voitheion.O Sergio Pirotsi, mayor of the village Amatritse (the periphery of the city of Rieti, said that the damage is serious and used the word "tragedy" to describe the situation, adding that "a large part of the village does not exist anymore." residents they have fled their homes.

Other two strong aftershocks were recorded about an hour later, in just one minutes between them, and by the early hours recorded another 50 aftershocks, smaller volume.

Significant losses suffered by Akoumoli communities Arkouata del Tronto and Amatritse, a few km. From the center. Over time, people, teams and forces of Civil Protection, pulled and other corpses, while unknown is still the number of people trapped in the rubble.

In the city Amatritse have been the major damage as the city's main street has mostly flattened. Intensive efforts are being made to rescue people trapped under ruins of at least 10 m., According to the ANSA agency and other media. With a broken voice, the city's mayor Serge Pirotsi stresses: "is a drama. Half the village disappeared, access passages therein are blocked."

In the city hospital there crowded, wounded stacked on stretchers in hallways, even outside the building. Others injured are transferred to the provincial capital, in Rieti, while already hospitalized patients diakomizontai to other hospitals.

Access to the city is difficult, the bridge over the torrent Castellani has become dangerous, while in other villages in the area, where the damage is less, residents remain out of their homes.

Hotel Roma in the village Amatritse, symbol of the earthquake tragedy

As the Italian press reports, one of the symbols of this tragedy is the Hotel Roma in the village Amatritse.

This story hotel with one hundred and twenty years and forty rooms capacity, which these days was full. Renowned for its traditional cuisine, much of the hotel collapsed last night. As the Italian public television Rai, dozens of tourists were at Hotel Roma have not yet been identified.

Nobody knows if and when Amatritse will be reborn, if this historic hotel, with views of the impressive mountainous region of northern Lazio, can again become a reality.