Ninety

Central Italy has been
rocked by a powerful
earthquake registering 5.8 on
the Richter scale. At

least 90 people were killed
and hundreds injured. Dozens
are still missing. The quake's
epicentre was in the

mountainous Abruzzo region, northeast
of the capital Rome.
Residents of the regional
capital L'Aquila and surrounding

villages ran into the
streets in panic. Thousands
of houses and other buildings
have collapsed or been

damaged, including a number
of old churches. Thousands
have been left homeless.
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source: Radio Netherlands, April 6, 2009