April 11, 2009
The Invisible Victims of the Abruzzo Earthquake
Samuele Pellecchia/Prospekt, for The New York Times
L'Aquila, The Dome of Santa Maria del Suffragio, destroyed by the April 6 earthquake
An unknown number of documented and undocumented immigrants in Abruzzo have died or lost their homes because of the recent earthquake.
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Cronaca di una morte annunciata?
Edifici costruiti sulla sabbia, cemento armato "di scarsa qualità" e palazzi non "a norma di legge". Queste alcune delle verità scomode emerse dalle inchieste. Verità sono costate la vita a centinaia di persone
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Pope Benedict XVI prays for victims of Italy's 'devastating phenomenon'
TIMES ONLINE. Pope Benedict XVI today implored God to give the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake eternal rest as more than 200 of the dead were given an emotional mass state funeral on a day of national mourning. The funeral was conducted by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, and the Archbishop of L'Aquila, Giuseppe Molinari. In a message read out at the service, the Pope said that the earthquake had been felt in the Vatican.
He said that in "these dramatic hours of human tragedy" he felt "spiritually present among you to share your distress". He said that he implored God to give the victims eternal rest, to enable the injured to recover swiftly, and to give courage to the survivors to "continue to hope". (Read the Article by Richard Owen)
He said that in "these dramatic hours of human tragedy" he felt "spiritually present among you to share your distress". He said that he implored God to give the victims eternal rest, to enable the injured to recover swiftly, and to give courage to the survivors to "continue to hope". (Read the Article by Richard Owen)
Italian PM offers villas to quake homeless
INQUIRER. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi offered his villas to house those homeless by the deadly earthquake earlier this week. "Many people have already offered up their houses to help the homeless from the earthquake and I too will do what I can by offering some of my residences," Berlusconi said as he attended funerals for the victims in the quake-ravaged central city of L'Aquila. (Read the article)
Quake: 289 dead. day of mourning. Solemn funeral in L'Aquila
ANSA. The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in the central Abruzzo region current stands at 289. An official day of mourning for the victims is being observed in Italy on Friday and a solemn funeral will be held in the capital of Abruzzo, L'Aquila, which will be broadcast live on Italian state and private TV. (Read the article)
April 9, 2009
Breaking the Silence
Think Italy's on the razor's edge? Then sign the petition
Libertà e Giustizia sounds the alarm for democracy
April 9, 2009
Earthquake in Abruzzo. Our most heart-felt condolences
A number of people have already called the Calandra Institute about how to help out with the earthquake disaster in Abruzzo...
Fiat 500 wins World Design Award
ANSA. The Fiat 500 on Thursday won the 2009 World Car Design Award, beating out the Citroen C5 and Jaguar Xf. The award was announced at the New York Automobile Show where the Volkswagen Golf VI was named World Car of the Year, the Honda FCX Clarity World Green Car and the Nissan GR-R World Performance Car. (Read the article)
Quake: Napolitano visits L'Aquila. President berates photographers
ANSA. President Giorgio Napolitano visited the site of Monday's devastating L'Aquila earthquake Thursday, paying his respects to the 279 victims and thousands of homeless. (Read the article)
Quake: Mafiosi evacuated from jail. L'Aquila top- security prison emptied as aftershocks continue
ANSA. Mafia bosses were among prisoners in L'Aquila's top-security jail transferred to other facilities in the early hours of Wednesday as aftershocks from Monday's earthquake continued to rock the Abruzzo capital. (Read the article)
Quake: 'prediction' website shut
ANSA. Italian police on Wednesday shut down a fake science website after it 'predicted' another strong quake in devastated L'Aquila Wednesday afternoon. (Read the article)
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