10 People Injured As 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Italy On Boxing Day
An earthquake triggered by Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has jolted
eastern Sicily, injuring 10 people and prompting frightened Italian
villagers to flee their homes.
Italy’s Civil Protection officials said the quake, at 3:19 a.m.
Wednesday, was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them
barely perceptible, that are linked to Etna’s ongoing eruption this
week.
The 4.8 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday damaged some rural
homes, including structures that had been abandoned years ago, toppled a
statue in a church in the town of Santa Venerina and opened up cracks
on a highway, which was closed for inspection.
The Italian news agency ANSA said an 80-year-old man was extracted
from the rubble of a house. Government undersecretary Vito Crimi said
there were no fatalities and 10 slight injuries.
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