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Staggering pictures show how buildings cracked in half during Italian earthquake which claimed six lives' P1 ~6 O4 {. N5 o& R7 X

• 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

By Rebecca Evans and Nick Pisa
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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.
  H. d2 ^, P' a* S- p: c, z8 X# m公仔箱論壇The 13th century Torre dei Modenesi was ripped apart by an earthquake which struck in the early hours yesterday, killing at least six and injuring 50. It later collapsed completely after a strong aftershock.
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4 f9 I# U& K. ~( W( k& g/ Wtvboxnow.comIn 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.7 q+ @3 H" w8 V; I- O/ E' b" J
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- K7 R* l5 [# k( ^7 N2 xCrumbling down: An old tower collapsed after the earthquake in Finale Emilia
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Destroyed: A fireman hoses down a fire next to a crashed building in Finale Emilia, Modena % B( P) @3 }  n# _

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# f# g+ e( V; E' P) a! E0 I6 ]Destruction: Firemen recover a painting from a destroyed church in the village of San Carlo after the earthquake today in the densely populated Modena province
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  S1 D7 w. `( P- w" a; ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTorn up: A woman holds her child in front Sant'Agostino town hall which was ripped down the middle by the earthquake sending bricks flying and opening rooms to the elements
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Mayor Fernando Ferioli was in tears as he said: ‘It’s terrible – a thousand years of history gone in just a few seconds.’! g; O4 K( R- q3 j' u. w
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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! c7 u2 s4 V1 ~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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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." [1 F# k) m$ K6 q1 c; @
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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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3 M( Y& Q5 ]- D6 z# qtvboxnow.comSalvage: 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 Italytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 w9 N4 \' x' B) u/ Y; g  l9 e
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% F; M& s- ]; f) u( ktvboxnow.comReactions: 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
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; a/ E) R7 L. |) L( k" M8 e公仔箱論壇Destroyed: Huge piles of bricks fell from buildings during the quake in the town of Finale Emilia, Modena as homes and property were wreckedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 n  C. s1 j3 w* n$ z" P

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4 o( k7 L" J1 O2 V- c1 `& e1 GGaping: The quake caused a giant hole in town hall building
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+ R1 \/ c$ e+ Y! JTraumatic: 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公仔箱論壇* A. f: g# E8 W) N3 X
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Alberto Silvestri, mayor of San Felice sul Panaro, said: ‘We have lost practically all our artistic  patrimony. Churches and towers have collapsed.’
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; T4 O% y, M$ {6 v& g4 y1 O) rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe area is noted for its culinary specialities, which include Parmesan cheese and Parma ham.  B# Q- Z& K0 B+ S
Hundreds of terrified residents fled their homes and hospitals were evacuated. , J3 z) ?: u% _" @- s. w# a# W- e

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Refuge: Elderly people take shelter after being evacuated to a sports centre in Finale Emiliatvboxnow.com' c9 @9 T" c( v. n( a; ]

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Emergency: Rescuers worked as fast as possible to evacuate the injured and transport them to hospitals
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Response: Firemen assess the scene as an ambulance waits to take casualties to hospitalTVBNOW 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。! x, h9 z& c# N% s& _

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$ `0 ~7 k6 d9 C' S$ [公仔箱論壇Out of harm's way: Rescue workers carry a woman on a stretcher to safety
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Preparing for casualties: Rescue workers set up a field hospital near the heavily-damaged Castello delle Rocche
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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.
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British journalist Frankie Thompson, who was in Bologna, said: ‘I was woken at around 4am by the quake. Church bells were set off spontaneously, followed by an  eerie silence.’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。/ a; ^* g# j4 L/ q6 S2 {  A" ^/ H

+ c; P2 o$ Z8 g  [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.公仔箱論壇0 ?3 c5 f& l9 s: j1 V! {
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0 k% y& ]0 v' `% P5 ]tvboxnow.comDevastation: Rubble from a crashed building is cordoned off in a street in Finale Emilia
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Destruction: The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy, near Bologna
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Crash site: A rescue worker patrols in front of a collapsed ceramics factory building
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* F- \) @  O! `. n  h公仔箱論壇Mangled metal: A toppled silo at a factory struck by the devastating earthquaketvboxnow.com* M( |- h: `5 f9 S
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0 {% k( ^' \+ k8 u' k公仔箱論壇Fallen masonry: Debris lies on the ground in front of a church in Burana