Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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November 23, 1980 - earthquake in Irpinia


The earthquake November 23, 1980, at about 19:34, hit the Irpinia and Basilicata, had a magnitude of 6.9 (approximately the tenth degree of the Mercalli scale) and caused 2,570 deaths, 8,848 injured and about 300 thousand homeless. Some municipalities near the epicenter, including Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Lyon, Conza of Campania, Wash, Muro Lucano, were almost razed to the ground, others badly damaged. A Balvano the collapse of the church of S. Maria Assunta caused the deaths of 77 people, including 66 children and adolescents who were attending evening Mass
I was there and I do not forget

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