The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Norcia in Umbria, central Italy, at around 3

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  • slayer14
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 08-12-13
    • 22010

    #1
    The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Norcia in Umbria, central Italy, at around 3
    The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Norcia in Umbria, central Italy, at around 3.30am local time
    159 dead including 8-month-old baby, his brother, nine, and their parents, who were buried in their sleep
    The hardest-hit towns were reported as Amatrice and Accumoli - some areas are completely cut off
    The 13th-century bell-tower in Amatrice is one of the few buildings that remains standing
    An elderly couple from Pescara del Tronto were among the first people reported as dead
    A newborn baby was also found dead after being pulled from a family home in the same village
    Stefano Petrucci, mayor of Accumoli, said some 2,500 people are left homeless in the local community
    Quake shook buildings in the capital Rome - around 100 miles away - and was felt across Italy and in Croatia
    In the town of Pescara del Tronto, the bodies of the dead were laid out in a children's play park
    Umbrian region is packed with tourists - popular with Britons and also Italians escaping summer heat
  • jjgold
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 07-20-05
    • 388179

    #2
    Not too far away from major city terrible
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    • DiggityDaggityDo
      SBR Aristocracy
      • 11-30-08
      • 81450

      #3
      Horrible news.

      Isis will probably claim it though.
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      • daneblazer
        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
        • 09-14-08
        • 27861

        #4
        When is Obama visiting
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        • Ralphie Halves
          SBR MVP
          • 12-13-09
          • 4507

          #5
          A lot of those homes were on the side of a hill making it worse.

          Sucks.
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          • pavyracer
            SBR Aristocracy
            • 04-12-07
            • 82790

            #6
            Originally posted by daneblazer
            When is Obama visiting
            Biden is going. He was in Turkey today. No need to panic.
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