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Updated: 21:25
TWIN EARTHQUAKES ROCKED central Italy on Wednesday, the second registering at a magnitude of 6.1, in the same region struck in August by a devastating tremor that killed nearly 300 people.
At least two people have been reported injured in the latest quakes, with the mayor of one mountain town saying that many buildings had collapsed as authorities rushed to assess the full extent of the damage.
The quakes were felt in the capital Rome, sending residents running out of their houses and into the streets. The second was felt as far away as Venice in the far north, and Naples south of the capital.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) registered a first 5.5-magnitude quake at 1710 GMT, with the second following two hours later.
In both cases the epicentre was near the village of Visso in the central Marche region.
“Many houses have collapsed. Our town is finished,” Marco Rinaldi, mayor of Ussita, told Sky Italy television by telephone.
“The second quake was a long, terrible one,” he said.
“I’ve felt a lot of earthquakes but that was the strongest I’ve ever felt. Fortunately everyone had already left their homes after the first quake so I don’t think anyone was hurt.”
With reporting by AFP
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Someone’s getting shot today
If this was China, it would be the state doing the shooting.
R对于大多数的小伙伴们，真能接受红酒的滋味嘛？其实酸，苦，涩，是红酒的基础三味素，我们吃惯了麻辣烫的舌头已经品不出来什么果香花香木香了，这也难怪很多国人要把红酒兑上雪碧再喝。好了，不管兑的什么，只要是真酒，咱也无所谓了，最怕是遇到假酒。葡萄酒行业现在“水很深”，有些假酒包装得非常高端大气上档次，但成本只有几块钱一瓶。据业内资深人士透露，假葡萄酒用水兑酒现象非常普遍，有的假葡萄酒单瓶兑水最多达到80%。央视《焦点访谈》在四年前的2010年12月23日曾播出节目《假酒真相》，感兴趣的伙伴们可以百度一下。e
Ciaran
I don’t agree with everything you said in that comment. I believe you have been mislead !
Sorry about that my phone went a bit mad in my pocket I never locked the screen.
Assuming that figure is right (it’s probably not) thats €270,000 (or maybe 100k if the costs deflated with legalization a bit) that, if we had a state regulated company allowed to produce and sell drugs on license legally, could have went towards:
-Improving addiction treatment services
-Decent prevention campaigns
…instead it will just get burned, the exact same people will take the EXACT same amount of drugs (just getting it elsewhere) and the healthcare system continues to be chronically underfunded.
Folks, I’m pleased to announce that a new truckload of Laramies with their smooth good taste and rich tobacco flavour is already heading towards Springfield and the driver has been instructed to ignore all stop signs and crosswalks.
Sorry just not bothered really …. most people I know are much more concerned with the white collar criminal thugs in the Dail and the corruption and lies in IW. Don’t want to hear anymore bullshit and petty distractions when is Irish Water officially done and dusted ?
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