وقوع زلزله قوی در ایتالیا، شش کشته و ده ها مجروح برجای گذاشت. این حادثه به ساختمان چندین کلیسا و برج تاریخی و همچنین یک قلعه متعلق به قرون وسطی آسیب رساند.
زلزله در شمال ایتالیا
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The damaged clock tower of Finale Emilia, Italy, May 20, 2012. A magnitude 6 earthquake shook northern Italy early May 20, killing at least four people. (AP Photo/Gianfilippo Oggioni, Lapresse)
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A volunteer ropes off the area surrounding a collapsed building in Finale Emilia, northern Italy after a quake hit northern Italy May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
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A woman holds her head in despair in Finale Emilia northern Italy, May 20 2012. AP Photo/Marco Vasini
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An Italian firefighter stands among rubble and destroyed cars in Modena, Italy, May 20, 2012.
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Elderly men and women evacuated from their homes, sit in a classroom of a kindergarten in Mirabello, Italy, May 20. 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A civil protection volunteer walks past the damaged town hall building in St. Agostino, Italy,May 20, 2012. One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four peopl
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An elderly woman who had to leave her home is assisted in Finale Emilia northern Italy, May 20. 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
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A woman and a man react right after an earthquake in Sant'Agostino, May 20. 2012. A magnitude-5.9 earthquake shook northern Italy toppling some buildings, emergency services and news reports said. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)