The quake is also said to have cut phone and power lines and done damage elsewhere in the mountainous Abruzzo region.
NYT Times now reporting 16 dead, thousands homeless and many historic buildings have collapsed or been damaged:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/world/europe/07italy.html?ref=world
Prayers being said.
Here’s some live coverage from SKY TV Italia... (in Italian)
http://www.sky.it/common/tg24_live_697.html
Yes, prayers are being sent.
/mark
Per BBC, count is now in the 20s.
“At least 27 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that struck central Italy, Italian officials say.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984867.stm
Un-reinforced masonry buildings are about the most dangerous you can have for even a moderate quake like this one. Many of the older buildings there are nothing more than stacked bricks and stone with a little mortar.
Prayers for families.
For those of us observing the times, things are heating up. Murderers running around killing numbers of victims, earthquakes in diverse places, Governments in upheaval - - -
Next?
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additional:
Death toll approaching 100 in Italy earthquake
Scientific American | 04/06/2009 | Jordan Lite
Posted on 04/06/2009 8:50:16 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2223358/posts