Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 22, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 22ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 21, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 21ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 21 on Friday after a woman and a man died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
Quake in Italy unearths prehistoric dwellingsApril 20th, 2009 ROME - Reports indicate that the powerful earthquake in the central Italian Abruzzo regional capital L'Aquila last week has unearthed prehistoric dwellings there. Some of the vaulted caves measure up to five meters in height, Italian geologist Gianluca Ferretti told Italian daily La Stampa.
Search for Italy's quake victims continuesApril 11th, 2009 ROME - Rescue teams in Italy's central Abruzzo region continued to sift through the rubble Saturday, six days after an earthquake that left at least 290 dead. Volunteer rescue workers using a special microphone had Friday night scoured the rubble of a house in the city of L'Aquila, where noises had been heard.
Quake-hit Italy to adopt tough law against lootingApril 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The Italian government will adopt a new anti-looting law which will stiffen penalties for anyone caught stealing in the quake-hit areas, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday. The premier said that people here were extremely worried about looting in homes which had to be evacuated.
Obama offers condolences to Italy quake victimsApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said the US was ready to help the more than 200 victims of a devastating earthquake in the heart of Italy and offered his condolences in a telephone call Tuesday with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Italian people and victims 'are in the thoughts and prayers of the American people at this time,' Obama told his Italian counterpart, according to the White House.
Italy quake: 98-year-old woman rescued after 30 hoursApril 8th, 2009 ROME - A 98-year-old woman was pulled out alive from the earthquake rubble in Italy's L'Aquila city after being trapped for 30 hours, Italian media reported. Maria D'Antuono told ANSA news agency that while trapped under her house, she killed time by 'doing crochet'.
Italy quake toll goes past 150April 7th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts. The temblor struck the ancient town of L'Aquila and the surrounding mountainous areas about 100 km northeast of Rome in the early hours of Monday
Italy's Ansa news agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the capital Rome in reporting the figure, which was well up on the previous toll of at least 90 people killed.
Death toll in Italy quake crosses 150April 7th, 2009 ROME - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts, the Ansa news agency reported. The agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the capital Rome in reporting the figure, which was well up on the previous toll of at least 90 people killed.
Italy quake toll goes past 90April 6th, 2009 ROME - The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers. Earlier reports said at least 50 people were confirmed dead - amid fears of that number rising - after a central Italian mountain area around the ancient town of L'Aquila was rocked by a major earthquake that struck early Monday.
Several killed in Italy quake; death toll may rise(Lead:Italy quake)April 6th, 2009 ROME - At least 13 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in central Italy, Italian officials say. The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck at 3.32 a.m.
Italy quake toll reaches 27April 6th, 2009 ROME - Twenty-seven people were killed Monday when a major earthquake rocked the central Italian region of Abruzzo, media reports quoted hospitals as saying. The regional capital L'Aquila and the ancient town of Castelnuovo were especially badly hit in the quake, which had a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, and many more deaths were feared once a clearer picture emerged.
Costa Rica quake toll rises to 20, leaves thousands homelessJanuary 10th, 2009 SAN JOSE - The toll in Thursday’s devastating earthquake in Costa Rica has risen to 20, while thousands of people lost their homes in the aftermath, EFE reported. The rescue work has been intensified after more bodies were found in the quake-affected areas of the Andean nation, the report said Saturday.
10 killed in Costa Rica quakeJanuary 9th, 2009 SAN JOSE - The toll in Costa Rica's 6.2 magnitude quake has risen to 10, EFE reported. Officials said the most affected regions are near the epicentre of the quake near a mountainous region in the central part of Costa Rica.
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