Sustainable Travel

QUAKE: Homeless keen to recover clothes,medicines,documents

by ITALY | Wed, 04/15/2009 - 03:42

People left homeless by the earthquake which devastated L'Aquila and surrounding towns last week are mainly keen to recover clothes, medicines, I.D. cards and…

QUAKE: Aftershocks continue

by ITALY | Tue, 04/14/2009 - 09:23

Aftershocks in the central Abruzzo region continued Tuesday, more than a week after the devastating April 6 earthquake that left 294 dead.Nine quakes of…

QUAKE: Not date set for Pope's visit

by ITALY | Tue, 04/14/2009 - 06:30

No date has yet been set for a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to the Abruzzo region which as struck by a devastating earthquake on April 6, Cardinal Angelo…

QUAKE: Inspections find most L'Aquila homes inhabitable

by ITALY | Tue, 04/14/2009 - 05:26

Out of the some 1,000 building inspections made so far here in the Abruzzo capital and the surrounding province, 50% of the structures are inhabitable, 20%…

QUAKE: Berlusconi worried over number of tremors

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:45

The high number of aftershocks from last Monday's earthquake in the Abruzzo region is very ''worrisome,'' Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday.…

QUAKE: 'New' L'Aquila will not be a 'ghetto', Premier says

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:38

Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday reiterated his idea of creating a ''new'' L'Aquila to flank the original devasted by Monday's quake, saying it would…

QUAKE: It will take two months to assess damage, Premier

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:07

It will take at least two months to carry out a detailed assessment of the damage caused by Monday's devasting quake in the central region of Abruzzo, Premier…

QUAKE: Berlusconi offers his homes to refugees

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 09:56

Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday offered his houses to people left homeless by the earthquake that devastated Abruzzo capital L'Aquila and surrounding towns…

QUAKE: Berlusconi calls for political unity

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 09:45

Political unity is ''indispensable'' following the devastating earthquake in the Abruzzo region that killed 289 and destroyed towns, Premier Silvio Berlusconi…

QUAKE: Berlusconi pledges funds 'will be found'

by ITALY | Fri, 04/10/2009 - 09:41

Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said he ''guaranteed'' that funds needed to reconstruct the quake-stricken Abruzzo capital of L'Aquila and neighbouring…