I posted yesterday about the Italian Earthquake. Here is an update.
BBC: Death toll rises in Italy quake
At least 207 people have been killed by Monday’s earthquake in central Italy, with 100 residents critically injured, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says.
He said 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours and involve 7,000 rescuers.
About 1,000 people were injured and 17,000 were left homeless following the pre-dawn quake in the Abruzzo region.
Thousands spent the night in emergency accommodation amid continuing tremors.
Haaretz: Galilee family holds out hope for son missing in Italy quake
L’AQUILA, Italy – Following the devastating earthquake Italy suffered Monday, family members here grew increasingly worried last night about the fate of Hussein Hamada, 22, of the Galilee village of Kabul, a medical student in this city, the capital of the Abruzzo region.
Hamada lived in the section of a dormitory that completely collapsed in the quake. Emergency crews at the scene said Monday chances were slim any survivors would emerge from the rubble. By afternoon, four bodies had been removed, but Israel’s embassy in Rome said none of them had been identified as Israelis.
Hamada’s father, Dr. Amin Hamada, and his mother Sana paced around their home waiting for the telephone to ring with any information on their son’s whereabouts.
Friends of the second-year medical student, among the dozens of Israelis who study at the university, packed into the soccer stadium at the entrance to the city, eager for any scrap of information on Hamada’s fate, while meanwhile making every effort to find a plane ticket home.
Still, family members are holding out hope for good news.
“My heart says he’s alive but hurt, that’s how I feel. I pray every minute for his safety,” Hussein’s mother said tearfully.