Italy: Earthquake: 2002/10/31
GLIDE: EQ-2002-000690-ITA
| Period | 2002/10/31 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Italy |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | Fifty-seven children and staff were trapped in rubble after their school collapsed when a violent earthquake rocked the Italian village of San Giuliano di Puglia. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| BBC news 2002/11/02 | ||
| Dead: 29 people (including 26 children) |
The school collapsed on itself while other buildings were left standing. | |
| IFRC Report 2002/11/01 | ||
| Death:27 people Rescued:34 people |
Nearly three quarters of the village buildings collapsed | |
Related Links
Report/Articles
IFRC Report 2002/11/01
An earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter Scale occurred in southern, and 27 people are dead, and some 34 people were rescued.
The Voice of America 2002/11/01
Another Earthquake Rocks Italy
The Irish times 2002/11/02
Italy mourns the 'little angels' of village school's earthquake disaster
BBC news 2002/11/02
Residents from the southern Italian village where 29 people were killed in an earthquake have spent a second night in the open.
CNN News 2002/11/1
Sobbing family members were keeping a restless watch over rescuers digging through the rubble of a collapsed school where 24 children have already been found dead.
Reuters 2002/11/01
Earthquake killed at least 22 people, including 20 children crushed when their school collapsed.
CNN news 2002/10/31
Earthquake killed 19 children in southern Italy.
CNN news 2002/10/31
Earthquake struck in southern Italy.
BBC news 2002/10/31
Witnesses describe earthquake terror
Geographycal Data
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Magnitude 5.9, Location 41.73N, 14.89E
Pictures
BBC news 2002/11/03
In pictures: Italy quake victims funeral
BBC news 2002/11/01
In pictures: Italy school tragedy