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Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

M 6.0 EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES ARTISTIC AND HISTORIC HERITAGE NEAR BOLOGNA, ITALY 4:04 AM, SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. LOCATION.

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Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

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  1. M 6.0 EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES ARTISTIC AND HISTORIC HERITAGE NEAR BOLOGNA, ITALY4:04 AM, SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. LOCATION

  3. THE BAD NEWS:GREATEST LOSS IN ITALY’S ARTISTIC HERITAGE SINCE 1997 WHEN ASSISI WAS STRUCK BY A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE

  4. INITIAL REPORTS • The shallow (10.5 km),moderate-magnitude earthquake, 35 km from Bologna, followed by vigorous aftershocks, rocked northern Italy early Sunday morning, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens, and seriously damaging buildings, historic churches, bell towers and a medieval castle.

  5. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS

  6. 3,000 people, some in their sleep attire, who rushed outside after the main shock to minimize fatalities from aftershocks, were stranded

  7. PEOPLE STILL WAITING OUTSIDE

  8. DAMAGE TO WALL

  9. DAMAGE TO BUILDING

  10. DAMAGE TO CARS

  11. DAMAGE TO BUILDING IN BOLOGNA

  12. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DAMAGE TO BUILDING IN BOLOGNA

  13. DAMAGE TO CASTELLO DELLE ROCCHE

  14. DAMAGE TO HISTORIC BELL TOWER

  15. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti cut short his trip to the United States because of the quake.

  16. L’AQUILLAITALY’S LAST NOTABLE DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE--ABOUT 3 TIMES LARGER THAN BOLOGNA QUAKE, KILLED 300 APRIL 6, 2009

  17. L’AQUILA, ITALY AREA DEVASTATED BY MODERATE EARTHQUAKEA Town of 70,000 M6.3 3:30 AM APRIL 6, 2009

  18. LOCATION MAP

  19. LOCATION MAP

  20. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS VULNERABLE UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS DAMAGED UNIVERSITY DORM COLLAPSES VULNERABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED DEAD AND TWO THOUSAND NJURED TENS OF THOUSANDS HOMELESS

  21. L'AQUILA AND 26 TOWNS AND VILLAGES DEVASTATED

  22. L'AQUILA: SITE EFFECTS FROM LOCATION IN OLD LAKE BED

  23. ONNA: 3 MILES FROM L'AQUILA

  24. ONNA

  25. AFTERSHOCKS EXACERBATE DAMAGE IN VILLAGE OF ONNA

  26. DAMAGE TO ROAD

  27. DAMAGED HOUSE

  28. SANTA MARIA PAGANICA CHURCH

  29. DAMAGE TO CHURCH

  30. DAMAGE TO DOME OF CHURCH

  31. COLLAPSED BUILDING

  32. COLLAPSED BUILDINGS AND RESCUE WORKERS

  33. RESCUE WORKERS

  34. SEARCH AND RESCUE

  35. SEARCH AND RESCUE

  36. SEARCH AND RESCUE

  37. RESCUED VICTIM

  38. EVACUEE ASLEEP IN CAR

  39. EVACUATION CENTER: UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTER

  40. EVACUEES: STADIUM

  41. EVACUEES HOUSED IN STADIUM

  42. LACK OF HOSPITAL RESOURCES Many earthquake survivors had to be transported to Rome for surgery and/or treatment due to shortage of resources in the L’Aquila area

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