- Back to Home »
- Earthquakes / Italian Government declares state of emergency
Italy's government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake that has so far caused 250 casualties. The news was announced by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who said it was made available a € 50 million fund for the quake-hit areas. The Prime Minister said that the reconstruction of these villages or towns is a priority of the government. From the earthquake affected mainly three areas, Amatrice, L'Aquila and Acumoli. Authorities announced that in addition to the 250 victims counted 365 wounded, some of them in serious condition. The nightmare continues for residents of central Italy. Other tremors were recorded around 14:40 in Amatrice, where buildings had once again falls. Since the first tremors that caused the tragedy, 460 aftershocks were recorded around the other, according to authorities zizmiologjisë. The strongest was that the morning around 5 am with a magnitude of 4.5 degree Rihter.