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| Floodlights are aiding rescuers sifting rubble for signs of life after the devastating Italian earthquake, while thousands face a night in shelters. | Floodlights are aiding rescuers sifting rubble for signs of life after the devastating Italian earthquake, while thousands face a night in shelters. |
| At least 150 people are dead, dozens missing, 1,500 injured and some 50,000 homeless after the pre-dawn quake struck L'Aquila and its region. | At least 150 people are dead, dozens missing, 1,500 injured and some 50,000 homeless after the pre-dawn quake struck L'Aquila and its region. |
| Emergency crews have reportedly pulled 60 people alive from the rubble. | Emergency crews have reportedly pulled 60 people alive from the rubble. |
| Survivors are being housed in hotels or a tent city which has been erected in the medieval hill city. | Survivors are being housed in hotels or a tent city which has been erected in the medieval hill city. |
| Many houses have been reduced to piles of rubble, dotted with crushed cars. | Many houses have been reduced to piles of rubble, dotted with crushed cars. |
| Live interactive map | Live interactive map |
| In one area of L'Aquila, rescuers tried to hush wails of grief as they pinpointed the screams of people trapped beneath debris, a Reuters correspondent reports. | In one area of L'Aquila, rescuers tried to hush wails of grief as they pinpointed the screams of people trapped beneath debris, a Reuters correspondent reports. |
| In the village of Onna, population 350, the quake killed at least 24 people. | In the village of Onna, population 350, the quake killed at least 24 people. |
| "There's a lot of people dead, there's a lot of people dead," said villager Valentina Brunetto. | "There's a lot of people dead, there's a lot of people dead," said villager Valentina Brunetto. |
| "They're young people, young people dead under the house." | "They're young people, young people dead under the house." |
| Weather breaks | Weather breaks |
| The clear, sunny day which dawned amid the dust of shattered centuries-old buildings has given way to a night of rain, hampering the rescuers. | The clear, sunny day which dawned amid the dust of shattered centuries-old buildings has given way to a night of rain, hampering the rescuers. |
| A sea of blue tents has appeared in the disaster zone | A sea of blue tents has appeared in the disaster zone |
| Brick dust turned to a white sludge but still exhausted emergency workers pulled away bricks and broken pieces of wood with their bare hands, lessening the risk of further casualties that the use of cranes and diggers might pose. | |
| At least 5,000 rescue workers are in the region and hospitals, Reuters reports, have appealed for help from doctors and nurses throughout Italy. | At least 5,000 rescue workers are in the region and hospitals, Reuters reports, have appealed for help from doctors and nurses throughout Italy. |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said the country has the resources to handle the disaster. | |
| As dozens of after-shocks rattled the region, many survivors were being bussed to hotels on the Adriatic coast, where up to 10,000 places have been made available. | |
| The state of emergency in place means that more resources can be brought in to give the region what it needs, the BBC's Duncan Kennedy reports from L'Aquila. | |
| "We're hoping they give us a tent or something to sleep under tonight," Isenia Santilli, 70, told AFP news agency as she took shelter at a L'Aquila sports field where the Red Cross was feeding survivors. | "We're hoping they give us a tent or something to sleep under tonight," Isenia Santilli, 70, told AFP news agency as she took shelter at a L'Aquila sports field where the Red Cross was feeding survivors. |
| Francesco Rocha, commissioner of the Italian Red Cross, put the number of homeless at about 50,000. | Francesco Rocha, commissioner of the Italian Red Cross, put the number of homeless at about 50,000. |
| First priority for the agency, he said, was to save the lives of people still under the collapsed buildings. | First priority for the agency, he said, was to save the lives of people still under the collapsed buildings. |
| "Second, is to organise the lives of the homeless. We are arranging field kitchens, beds and other items to organise their lives for the next days." | "Second, is to organise the lives of the homeless. We are arranging field kitchens, beds and other items to organise their lives for the next days." |
| Shattered heritage | Shattered heritage |
| Between 3,000 and 10,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged in L'Aquila, making the 13th Century city of 70,000 uninhabitable for some time. | Between 3,000 and 10,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged in L'Aquila, making the 13th Century city of 70,000 uninhabitable for some time. |
| L'AQUILA Medieval city, founded in the 13th CenturyCapital of the mountainous Abruzzo regionPopulation 70,000, with many thousands more tourists and foreign studentsWalled city with narrow streets, lined by Baroque and Renaissance buildings Historic town in ruins | L'AQUILA Medieval city, founded in the 13th CenturyCapital of the mountainous Abruzzo regionPopulation 70,000, with many thousands more tourists and foreign studentsWalled city with narrow streets, lined by Baroque and Renaissance buildings Historic town in ruins |
| Parts of many of the ancient churches and castles in and around the city have collapsed. | Parts of many of the ancient churches and castles in and around the city have collapsed. |
| L'Aquila is considered one of Italy's architectural treasures. | L'Aquila is considered one of Italy's architectural treasures. |
| "The damage is more serious than we can imagine," Giuseppe Proietti, a culture ministry official in Rome, told the Associated Press. | "The damage is more serious than we can imagine," Giuseppe Proietti, a culture ministry official in Rome, told the Associated Press. |
| "The historic centre of L'Aquila has been devastated." | "The historic centre of L'Aquila has been devastated." |
| Correspondents note that the very age of many of the country's buildings makes them particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage. | Correspondents note that the very age of many of the country's buildings makes them particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage. |
| Italy lies on two fault lines and has been hit by powerful earthquakes in the past, mainly in the south of the country. | Italy lies on two fault lines and has been hit by powerful earthquakes in the past, mainly in the south of the country. |
| Much of the centre of L'Aquila had to be rebuilt after an earthquake in 1703. | Much of the centre of L'Aquila had to be rebuilt after an earthquake in 1703. |
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