August 2016 – AMATRICE, Italy — A strong earthquake struck a mountainous stretch of central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 290 people, trapping scores under debris and setting off tremors that awakened residents in Rome, nearly 100 miles to the southwest. The earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, struck at 3:36 a.m., about 6.5 miles southeast of the town of Norcia in the Umbria region, followed by about 200 aftershocks over the next several hours, including a 5.5-magnitude tremor at 4:33 a.m. The authorities said the quake was comparable in intensity to one in 2009 in the Abruzzo region of central Italy that killed more than 300 people.
Towns in three regions — Umbria, Lazio and Marche — were devastated by the quake, which could be felt as far away as Bologna in the north and Naples in the south. The deaths appeared to be concentrated in four communities: at least 86 in the towns of Amatrice and Accumoli, in Lazio, and at least 32 deaths in Marche, in the village of Arquata del Tronto and the hamlet of Pescara del Tronto. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, speaking from Rieti, a city in Lazio near the epicenter, likened the affected communities to “a family that has been hit but won’t stop.” He vowed that the government would quickly start to rebuild, noting widespread anger over the long delays in rebuilding after the 2009 quake. “Reconstruction is what will allow this community to live and to restart,” he said.
At least 100 people were injured, according to Immacolata Postiglione, the head of the emergency unit for the Civil Protection Agency. “The number of missing people is undefined at the moment,” she said at a news conference in Rome. More than 1,000 people were expected to spend the night in four camps being set up in the area, Ms. Postiglione said, adding that an unknown number of tourists had not been fully accounted for. The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said that “half the town no longer exists,” adding that rescue teams were digging through the rubble, “hoping that most people were alive.” The historic center of the town, with buildings dating from the Middle Ages, was destroyed.
In years past, I’ve read on-line reports of major geological issues on going under this country.
Now, considering Rome. Is it possible that the Pope and The Vatican itself may be forced to move to its alternate location? Jerusalem?
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Earthquakes may be the least of Rome’s worries.
http://www.livescience.com/55397-extinct-rome-volcano-rumbles-to-life.html
http://www.wired.com/2016/07/volcano-waking-outskirts-rome/
Didn’t Malachi’s prophecy warn of this being the last pope before P. Romanus and then the city will be burned with fire?
We are soon going to witness some earth-shaking events that will shock us to the core.
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Petris Romanus = Peter the Roman:
“and the prophecy for this pope is- ‘In the Extreme Persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit Peter the Roman, who will nurse (nourish) the Sheep in Many Tribulations. And when they are Finished, the City of 7 Hills will be Destroyed. And the dreadful JUDGE will judge HIS people; The End.”
Francis is indeed nursing and nourishing the Sheep, many of whom are not even catholic (i know this is true, for i am one)
and this is indeed the Beginnings of Many Tribulations…
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Some terrible prophecies are said to be on our doorstep and all seem to suggest – our time is up.
I recall the late Malachi Martin saying in an interview if everyone knew what was coming, as foretold by the Third Secret of Fatima – every church in the world would be filled to overflowing.
Godspeed and may the grace of preparation guide you
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http://earthquake-report.com/2016/08/24/very-strong-earthquake-central-italy-on-august-24-2016-2/
this page is still being updated regularly… they say deaths are currently counted at 253, but 450 is thought more likely. also, there were a lot of tourists in the mountain towns for the annual pasta sauce festival that was going to be held this weekend: “The population in the towns was a lot higher due to holiday season with many more people there for festivals (many tourists are unfortunately among the dead). The famous festival of the Amatriciana pasta sauce was to be held there this weekend. The mountain top towns were likely to have 3-4 times more people than usual according to local officials meaning that we can expect the death toll to likely rise even further using this in combination with the base models.”
there is lots more detailed info. they are using the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake as their base model.
(ps, i don’t know why but the little icon next to my name is changed. still me- YB)
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