What stands out to me is all the really old buildings including castles and ancient landmarks from midevil times were damaged or destroyed :ohnoes: The earthquake even cracked buildings as far as Rome.

 

 

 

Also how some guy predicted an earthquake nearby but was silenced by officials because they didn't want to alarm people.

 

I guess its a good thing they silenced him because the people probably would have fled to the actual location of the earthquake :shock:

 

 

 

I'm not saying 150 people dead doesn't stand out. It does and im sorry for the families =/

 

Just letting people know about the other parts of this that stood out in my mind.

 

 

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_italy_earthquake

What's surprising about the old building being damaged more? That seems to make perfect sense.

 

 

 

Too bad about the earthquake though.

Man that's just horrible. Not only the people who died so suddenly but all those injured and all the historic places damaged.

:( Yea, I just read about it on the news. Earthquakes are definitely something you need to be constantly prepared for because you never know when it could happen, despite all efforts to predict them. Unfortunately, retrofitting is still not being done to all buildings.

 

 

 

So many casualties and so much history lost. :( Hopefully the rescue, recovery, and rebuilding efforts go smoothly.

Surprised this just made the news. Sure sucks. Italy's a nice place. I didn't even know earthquakes occurred on any non-ridiculous timespan there.

Surprised this just made the news. Sure sucks. Italy's a nice place. I didn't even know earthquakes occurred on any non-ridiculous timespan there.

 

it made the news saturday. or maybe it was a different one. something to do with italy and earthquakes though.

 

I was gonna make a topic. but then i didn't.

Hrm I saw this on the news this morning, four-storey apartments collapsed into one-storey piles of rubbles. Then someone used a garden ladder as a stretcher.

 

 

 

Does Italy get earthquakes very often?

Does Italy get earthquakes very often?

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2381585.stm

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonic_plate

 

 

 

 

Italy and Greece are just on the border between the Eurasian and African plates, meaning the area has many more earthquakes than the areas further away from the borders.

 

The Alps arose as a result of the collision of the African and European tectonic plates.

:( Yea, I just read about it on the news. Earthquakes are definitely something you need to be constantly prepared for because you never know when it could happen, despite all efforts to predict them. Unfortunately, retrofitting is still not being done to all buildings.

 

 

 

So many casualties and so much history lost. :( Hopefully the rescue, recovery, and rebuilding efforts go smoothly.

 

The government knows when an earthquake is coming, but for the sake of keeping things orderly, they don't say anything. Pity, especially in this case.

I guess its a good thing they silenced him because the people probably would have fled to the actual location of the earthquake :shock:

 

Err what? He knew exactly where the epicenter would be based on concentrations of radon gas, but they silenced him cause they thought it wasn't enough evidence. The man actually went down the streets with a megaphone telling people to evacuate so it isn't like they didn't know.

I guess its a good thing they silenced him because the people probably would have fled to the actual location of the earthquake :shock:

 

Err what? He knew exactly where the epicenter would be based on concentrations of radon gas, but they silenced him cause they thought it wasn't enough evidence. The man actually went down the streets with a megaphone telling people to evacuate so it isn't like they didn't know.

 

 

 

 

 

This is where he's supposed to pop out and say "Nyah nyah suckas! Told you so!"

It's always scary how sometimes in the beginning of earthquake disasters, you hear "150 deaths" or some really low number, and then days or even weeks later, the death toll is up in the thousands (or sometimes ten thousands). Yes, I know thousands were injured.

 

 

 

:shock: :-#

I'm pretty sure I've got relatives in Italy :( I hope to God they're okay though :cry:

The Big Picture's photo journal. Warning, there are some pictures of dead and injured bodies in there. #27 really made me sad.

The Big Picture's photo journal. Warning, there are some pictures of dead and injured bodies in there. #27 really made me sad.

 

is it bad if none of those pictures made me sad?

The Big Picture's photo journal. Warning, there are some pictures of dead and injured bodies in there. #27 really made me sad.

 

is it bad if none of those pictures made me sad?

 

 

 

No, 27 was the only one that made me sad because I looked at it for a while trying to figure it out, then read the caption and realized why he was crying.