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Mondaino celebrates the return of earthquake victim Eleanora

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

When all hope had almost gone, as rescuers struggled through the rubble, back in April during the aftermath of the deadly Abruzzo earthquake, amazingly young Romagnola student Eleanora Calesini was pulled out from the carnage alive after being trapped for more than 42 hours. That was April 6th, and only now – after numerous operations […]

Update on the Abruzzo Quake

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

The death toll in the Abruzzo earthquake has sadly risen to 207, with rescue work continuing. Further tremors were felt throughout the day in the Abruzzo region, with a new strong quake(5.2 richter scale) occuring at roughly 8.00pm (GMT +1) this evening. Some smaller quakes were felt in both the Umbria and Marche regions. If […]

Rimini undamaged by Italian Earthquake

Monday, April 6th, 2009

A heavy earthquake has hit in Southern Central Italy, killing up to 90 people as buildings collapsed in the L’Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzo. We’ve been swamped by mails here at Visit-Rimini.com by people worried about the safety of their loved ones travelling in and around Rimini, and we’re happy to report that though […]