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6. Approximately how many people were injured?
8. What was the date of the L'Aquila earthquake?
- 19th July 2011
- 6th April 2009
- 24th August 2003
- 8th October 2005
9. What was provided for the homeless?
- Clothes, showers and medical care
- Food and water
- Food, water and medical care
- Clothes, food and water
10. What affected the rescuing?
- Volcanoes
- Aftershocks
- Floods
- Storms
11. What did the government provide?
- Money to pay for rent
- Food for families
- Shelter for homeless
- Money to pay for food
12. What happened to water and electricity?
- A water pipe was broken
- A line of electricity poles was knocked over
- Everything was cut off
- Water was cut off
13. Which organisations rescued people?
- Air ambulances
- Ambulances, fire engines and the army
- The army and the navy
- Ambulances and the army
14. Most of the city centre was rebuilt
15. What did the broken water pipe cause?
- A landslide
- A flood
- Rats and other sewage animals to appear above ground
16. What were suspended?
- Gas and electricity bills
- Prison sentences
- Jobs
17. What was provided for people?
- Free computers and tablets
- Cheap phones and SIM cards
- Free phones and SIM cards
- Phone boxes
18. What was an investigation set up about?
- Who was responsible for the earthquake
- Why modern buildings weren't built to withstand earthquakes
- Why the earthquake had occurred
- Why so many people had died
19. What were set up for the homeless?
- Houses
- Camps
- Hotels
- Tents
20. For how many people were new settlements built?
- 100,000
- 20,000
- 40,000
- 8000