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earthquake in northern Italy


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earthquake in northern Italy
There are no injuries and serious damage


December 23, 2008

An earthquake was felt in some regions of Northern Italy around 16.25. The epicenter, according to the tools of ' National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and as communicated by the Civil Defence was located between the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Parma, in the municipalities of peaks, Canossa (Re), Neviano degli Arduini (Pr) and Traversetolo (Pa). The quake was of magnitude 5.2 degrees, while the second United States Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude of the quake was 5.3. Civil protection Parma would consider whether the earthquake caused injuries and damage. So are firefighters, but for now there are reports to that effect. According to witnesses interviewed by Sole24ore.com , there were no injuries or damage in specific cities around the epicenter.

"I do not there is absolutely no substantial damage: fell some rubble, audits do well, but the data so far are encouraging us," says the mayor of Traversetolo, Alberto Pazzon interviewed by SkyTg24. "I'm collecting data with the firemen and the policemen: there was however no calls nor the 118 admissions, life resumed normally after 15 seconds is certainly not pleasant. We thought it was passing a truck, "he said.

The centers of the firefighters say they have received so many of the calls, but requests for information. A Lecco and Como people took to the streets in Parma, where the tremors were felt very strongly, some phones are isolated. Problems in particular stand out for the mobile devices. For its part, the deputy mayor of Milan Riccardo De Corato said that at present there were no damages to either persons or property.

The President of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Enzo Boschi, says that "it is highly probable that in the next hours may be further aftershocks, but of lesser intensity. " The affected area, said the expert, is "a seismic risk zone medium-low and we are currently evaluating the event. In this area occur periodically earthquakes of this magnitude - he added - which however are not classified as particularly violent events. " Thus, a reassurance: " Any well-constructed building - said Woods - quietly holding a shock of this intensity . There were no

, currently injured, officials from the Department of Civil Protection , even critical and serious seismic event in the affected areas. At the headquarters of the Civil Protection Department has met the ' crisis unit headed by Guido Bertolaso \u200b\u200bsottosegretraio which is in close contact with the prefectures of Reggio Emilia and Parma and the Emilia Romagna. He is completing a seismic event monitoring to affected areas.

Railways lets you know that was reactivated shortly after 17, the rail traffic on the lines Bologna-Verona, Bologna and Padua Milan-Piacenza , interrupted for about 20 minutes to allow engineers to Rfi verify the integrity of railway though, because of its magnitude, the earthquake could not produce, in theory, any effect on `network efficiency. The results of the tests were negative, so the trains have resumed travel. Lombardy airports run regularly, as well as the Milan subway lines and trains of the Northern Railway.

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