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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Could not feel the morning 5.8 shock,I was outside, but felt one at 13 CEST time, with lamps dancing. Today is a workday, so workers are present in industrial buildings which crumble, evidently poorly built. Tullio 5.6 magnitude,says USGS.It was strong. |
CJ Edwards Send message Joined: 25 Jun 99 Posts: 18 Credit: 21,857,042 RAC: 0 |
Best wishes to those affected by these quakes! |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
This is a sad story. An earthquake hit Ferrara in 1570, 1572 and 1574. Then no earthquake for centuries, and the zone was not declared a risk zone until 2003. So many industrial buildings, even recent, were not prepared for a magnitude 6 shock. So they crumbled, killing workers. But the second shock, that of May 29, was even worse, since it happened on a workday. Workers were either working in undamaged buildings or repairing damaged ones. !7 people died in the second shock, compared to 5 or 6 in the first shock. Tullio |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
This has not hit the headlines in the UK, and I don't understand why? Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini. Maserati have stopped work and sent workers home.Now people are quarreling about construction codes, but it's too late. Tullio |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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