L'Aquila Earthquake
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- L'Aquila Earthquake 6th April 2009
- 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale
- Around 300 deaths
- Mainly from collapsed buildings
- 1500 people injured
- Tens of thousands of buildings destroyed
- Over 60,000 made homeless
- A bridge near the town of Fossa collapsed and a water pipe was broken near the town of Paganica
- Aftershocks hampered rescue efforts and caused more damage
- Fires in collapsed buildings caused more damage
- The broken water pipe caused a landslide
- Electricity and phone lines interrupted
- Were repaired within a day
- Camps were set up
- Food, water and medical care
- Ambulances, fire engines and army rescued people
- Cranes and diggers removed rubble
- Free mobile phones and SIMs given out
- Money given by government to pay rent
- Gas and electricity bills suspended
- New settlements built
- To accommodate over 20,000 residents who used to live in the city centre
- Most of city centre is being rebuilt
- Criticisms over delays
- Investigation into why the buildings weren't built to withstand earthquakes
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