Si comunicano i numeri della Protezione Civile Nazionale e della Regione Lazio per informazioni sulla situazione:
— Numero Verde Nazionale Protezione Civile 800.840.840
— Numero Protezione civile Lazio 803.555
Facebook ha attivato il ‘Safety check’ per segnalarsi
Dopo le forti scosse di terremoto che nella notte hanno colpito il centro Italia Facebook ha attivato il suo servizio “Safety check”, che consente agli utenti di segnalare che sono in sicurezza in caso di pericolo.
Il sisma: Secondo l’Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, il sisma ha avuto una magnitudo di 6.0, una profondità di 4 km ed è stato registrato alle 3.36 con epicentro ad Accumoli, vicino Rieti. La terra ha tremato per 142 secondi. A questa scossa ne è seguita un’altra durata 60 secondi di magnitudo 4.4 , alle 3,56, con epicentro ad Amatrice. Poi ne sono seguite molte altre più di un centinaio anche di magnitudo 4.9 e ne seguiranno altre. Il sisma è stato avvertito da Rimini a Napoli, dove comunque non si sono registrati danni. Altre scosse anche dopo le 6 della mattina e attorno alle 14, di magnitudo 4.9.
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Pescara del Tronto, one of the many communes hit by the earthquake is completely destroyed. This has just been declared by its mayor in tears to the Italian main TV channel that since early morning is committed to broadcast news on the proceedings of the damages that the large quake wave has hit. The area hit by the quake is extended to the heart of central Italy making it very difficult to reach some of secluded zones rocked up on the mountain . The government Civil Protection Department is very activ coordinating the rescue of lives with the help of the fire brigade, police, soldiers , volunteers arriving from everywhere and police dog units and electronic systems to spot sign of lives under the debris. The news alternate joyful info of safe lives rescues but also of sad findings of dead bodies which keep escalating counting above 24 so far, with children among them. Many people are listed as missing which is a bad sign. The run to save lives is done by task force who must move stones and concrete blocks only by hand. Scenes of people evacuating from higher floors of damages hoses using bad sheets is also narrated by the correspondents on the scene. Most areas are missing water, electricity power, food. Helicopters have a hard time to help. Financial help offer is coming from the EU. Israel and Russia offered to send special safety squads and live-detective machineries. This is the dramatic result of three quake waves covering one of the largest areas so far recorded in Italy whose effects have been felt also by some of the Rome districts and down south to Naples The director of the National Geophisical and Volcanologist expert in Roma said that the initial strong quake waves shall be followed by many minor shocks ( creating continus panic to the population). The earth quake that destroyed the city of Aquila some years ago recorded 10.000 medium vibrations following the major one and 64.000 more settlement vibrations, stated the director. And added that the quake itself destroys only the buildings whose construction is weak. A map of the Italian earth quake zone was presented to the Italian Government in the year 2003 with recommandation of provisions to be adopted: nothing was done to prevend damages, said the director to the TV interviewer. Asked on the origin of the earth quake in the central area of Italy the director of the National Geophisical and Volcanologist Institute replied that it originates by a damage suffered by the stratum of the Appennine Mounts chain ( the Central Italy’s mounts) back in 1639-1703.
Mario Masciullo
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