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| Hundreds of people in central Italy woke up in makeshift shelters in a state of shock and exhaustion after the region was hit by two earthquakes that brought back memories of the disaster that hit the area two months ago. | Hundreds of people in central Italy woke up in makeshift shelters in a state of shock and exhaustion after the region was hit by two earthquakes that brought back memories of the disaster that hit the area two months ago. |
| While no fatalities were reported – one man reportedly died from a heart attack that was possibility related to the shock – locals were on Thursday carrying out a grim assessment of major damage to homes and churches in towns across Marche and parts of Umbria. The two regions were also hit in the 24 August quake that killed 300 people. | While no fatalities were reported – one man reportedly died from a heart attack that was possibility related to the shock – locals were on Thursday carrying out a grim assessment of major damage to homes and churches in towns across Marche and parts of Umbria. The two regions were also hit in the 24 August quake that killed 300 people. |
| The area continued to be hit by aftershocks – about 200 of them, according to seismologists – throughout the night, even as first responders struggled through a torrential rainstorm and mud and debris to make door-to-door checks on residents’ safety. Another earthquake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, hit an area about 70km from Perugia on Thursday morning. | The area continued to be hit by aftershocks – about 200 of them, according to seismologists – throughout the night, even as first responders struggled through a torrential rainstorm and mud and debris to make door-to-door checks on residents’ safety. Another earthquake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, hit an area about 70km from Perugia on Thursday morning. |
| None of the aftershocks was as strong as the quakes that hit the area on Wednesday night, which measured 5.4 and 6.1 on the Richter scale and struck two hours apart, at 7:10pm and then 9:18pm. The vibration could be felt as far north as Veneto and far south as Caserta. | None of the aftershocks was as strong as the quakes that hit the area on Wednesday night, which measured 5.4 and 6.1 on the Richter scale and struck two hours apart, at 7:10pm and then 9:18pm. The vibration could be felt as far north as Veneto and far south as Caserta. |
| The situation on Thursday morning was described as “dramatic” in Italian press reports, as thousands of displaced people who live across the mostly rural area spent the night in temporary shelters or in their cars, either unable or too afraid to return home. | The situation on Thursday morning was described as “dramatic” in Italian press reports, as thousands of displaced people who live across the mostly rural area spent the night in temporary shelters or in their cars, either unable or too afraid to return home. |
| “We have about 2,000 or 3,000 homeless people,” Cesare Spuri, the head of the civil protection department in the central Marche region, told Ansa. | “We have about 2,000 or 3,000 homeless people,” Cesare Spuri, the head of the civil protection department in the central Marche region, told Ansa. |
| The epicentre of both quakes was near the town of Visso, central Marche, where residents could be seen in television footage walking around dazed and inspecting major damage to property. In some cases, entire walls lay on the ground in heaps of rubble. | The epicentre of both quakes was near the town of Visso, central Marche, where residents could be seen in television footage walking around dazed and inspecting major damage to property. In some cases, entire walls lay on the ground in heaps of rubble. |
| “I’ve felt a lot of earthquakes but that was the strongest I’ve ever felt. Fortunately everyone had already left their homes after the first quake. so I don’t think anyone was hurt,” said. | “I’ve felt a lot of earthquakes but that was the strongest I’ve ever felt. Fortunately everyone had already left their homes after the first quake. so I don’t think anyone was hurt,” said. |
| Ussita, Visso, and a town called Castelsantangelo sul Nera were the most affected by the quakes, which were technically aftershocks linked to the August quake. | Ussita, Visso, and a town called Castelsantangelo sul Nera were the most affected by the quakes, which were technically aftershocks linked to the August quake. |
| Schools were closed in several towns on Thursday as a precaution, and a handful of hospitals and one prison evacuated after suffering damage. | Schools were closed in several towns on Thursday as a precaution, and a handful of hospitals and one prison evacuated after suffering damage. |
| In Castelsantangelo sul Nera, near the epicentre, two bar owners opened their businesses to locals, believing it was far more secure to stay in the premises than to return to their home in Visso. | In Castelsantangelo sul Nera, near the epicentre, two bar owners opened their businesses to locals, believing it was far more secure to stay in the premises than to return to their home in Visso. |
| It was ultimately transformed into a shelter, with entire families, elderly people and parents with young children settling down on chairs and stools for the long night of aftershocks. | It was ultimately transformed into a shelter, with entire families, elderly people and parents with young children settling down on chairs and stools for the long night of aftershocks. |
| “About 80% of houses were already unusable after the August 24 quake,” one of the bar owners, Pamela Cappa, told Corriere della Sera. “Many of the residents had taken refuge in Visso, where we live, because it was one of the areas that was less affected by the earthquake this summer. This time, however, we were not spared.” | “About 80% of houses were already unusable after the August 24 quake,” one of the bar owners, Pamela Cappa, told Corriere della Sera. “Many of the residents had taken refuge in Visso, where we live, because it was one of the areas that was less affected by the earthquake this summer. This time, however, we were not spared.” |
| One patron that night, Marco, an agent of the financial police, the Guardia di Finanza, had worked as a first responder when an earthquake in April 2009 devastated the ancient town of L’Aquila. This time, he told Corriere, it was his turn to be rescued. He fled his home with his family after the first earthquake struck. | One patron that night, Marco, an agent of the financial police, the Guardia di Finanza, had worked as a first responder when an earthquake in April 2009 devastated the ancient town of L’Aquila. This time, he told Corriere, it was his turn to be rescued. He fled his home with his family after the first earthquake struck. |
| “We’ve lived through the nightmare of the [August] earthquake for months yet for 40 days this town was spared. I wonder whether having been overlooked has something to do with what happened now,” he said. | “We’ve lived through the nightmare of the [August] earthquake for months yet for 40 days this town was spared. I wonder whether having been overlooked has something to do with what happened now,” he said. |