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- 6.0-magnitude quake is one of the strongest to shake northern Italy
- Epicentre was about 22 miles north of Bologna
- [Four of the dead were factory workers on overnight shifts when their buildings collapsed
- Two women died of heart attacks sparked by fear of the tremor
- Nearly 12 hours after the quake a sharp aftershock caused more damage
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PUBLISHED:09:28 GMT, 20 May 2012 | UPDATED: 01:02 GMT, 21 May 2012
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Torn in half, this is the precarious remnant of a medieval bell tower that stood for 700 years in testimony to Italy’s historic and cultural heritage.
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% p# m. i& K% l3 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn the town of Finale Emilia, as well as the bell tower, the 11th century Castello delle Rocche was damaged and the 14th century Palazzo dei Veneziani partially collapsed.
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& x. c7 B& X2 u8 } E% Q公仔箱論壇Crumbling down: An old tower collapsed after the earthquake in Finale Emilia
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0 R3 G! r; l2 @! @Destroyed: A fireman hoses down a fire next to a crashed building in Finale Emilia, Modena
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. S; x. t$ a) Y6 l, etvboxnow.comDestruction: Firemen recover a painting from a destroyed church in the village of San Carlo after the earthquake today in the densely populated Modena provinceTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- {* M9 D" B7 Z8 }" a @
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; Q+ p& _& j% }Mayor Fernando Ferioli was in tears as he said: ‘It’s terrible – a thousand years of history gone in just a few seconds.’
9 F) S+ f& F! L公仔箱論壇The tremor, which measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, was the worst to hit north-east Italy since the 1300s.
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Among the dead was a woman of 103, killed in her bed by a falling roof beam, and four factory workers who were on nightshifts. The quake has caused significant damage to the country’s historic buildings, the government said. Churches, castles, palaces and frescos have been destroyed.
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. P& u! U. e* x公仔箱論壇Buildings of architectural importance severely damaged include a 15th-century castle in the Roman citadel of San Felice sul Panaro and Sant’ Agostino’s Renaissance town hall.% R" K+ _' _3 G3 F, {& a
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Fatal: Carabinieri paramilitary police officers stand beside the body of a woman after the earthquake in Sant' Agostino near Ferrara
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& g; Y* I R% b! |0 l9 w V公仔箱論壇Salvage: A firefighter helps guide a crane during the recovery of a painting from a destroyed church in the village of San Carlo (left) and another checks a crucifix that fell from a church roof in Crevalcore near Bologna after the strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy5 q8 n! Y' S( |' {
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$ W, m$ t7 Q* E7 x公仔箱論壇Reactions: Civil protection chief Franco Gabrielli (centre left) answers question in badly damaged Finale Emilia following a powerful earthquake that shook Italy's industrial and densely populated north east early today killing at least six people - and a woman in Sant'Agostino with her partner cries following the quake which was one of the worst to hit north east Italy in hundreds of years公仔箱論壇) B9 `5 l) ~) A7 s+ D$ J
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! X/ C4 x$ _; U nDestroyed: Huge piles of bricks fell from buildings during the quake in the town of Finale Emilia, Modena as homes and property were wrecked
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( j( y) O$ |" _( ^Gaping: The quake caused a giant hole in town hall building
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Traumatic: People had to wait outside their homes when aftershocks hit Finale Emila village in Italy's Modena province today after an earthquake that claimed six lives
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Infirm: Patients at a hospital for the elderly lie on the ground to receive first aid following the earthquake
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3 v( h3 d0 m1 PTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Alberto Silvestri, mayor of San Felice sul Panaro, said: ‘We have lost practically all our artistic patrimony. Churches and towers have collapsed.’
( y9 `1 g6 Y& M1 F6 J' P3 J Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 20-second earthquake struck at 4.04am around 20 miles north of Bologna, centred on the historic town of Modena, home to the Ferrari car firm and the late opera star Luciano Pavarotti. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, h q A% N1 Z6 U( _" A
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Hundreds of terrified residents fled their homes and hospitals were evacuated.
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& E/ U1 f1 J. i, Y7 k8 m7 P; h7 T公仔箱論壇Refuge: Elderly people take shelter after being evacuated to a sports centre in Finale Emilia" _, E; k- j9 J* n4 J5 a/ V+ r. f4 B
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Emergency: Rescuers worked as fast as possible to evacuate the injured and transport them to hospitalsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 Q/ k* T, z& j; i0 W# O
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Hellp: Rescuers put a victim on an ambulance car's stretcherTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 _" P* ^ I8 j' U8 m( f _
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Out of harm's way: Rescue workers carry a woman on a stretcher to safety公仔箱論壇$ |6 b) }' w7 a3 a: ~0 E: ?
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The first quake was followed by an aftershock of 5.1 around 12 hours later. Tremors were felt in Milan and Venice, and as far away as the regions bordering France in the west and Slovenia to the east.Officials from the Consorzio Grana Padana and Parmigiano, which supervises the production of Parmesan, said that at least 300,000 wheels of cheese had been destroyed at a cost of more than £200million.公仔箱論壇) F; L" F; [/ x; M5 k& C5 Q
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Pope Benedict XVI, in his traditional Sunday appearance from St Peter’s Square at the Vatican in Rome, prayed for mercy for the dead and relief for the injured.
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5 d% o( Z) ^# Y! b! m- k( Vtvboxnow.comDevastation: Rubble from a crashed building is cordoned off in a street in Finale Emiliatvboxnow.com1 }9 B( L5 y- `9 k2 Z
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Destruction: The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy, near Bologna
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Fallen masonry: Debris lies on the ground in front of a church in Burana |
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