Earthquake Destroys Buildings in Norcia, Italy
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Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years dealt a new blow on Oct. 30, 2016, to the country's seismically vulnerable heart, sending terrified residents fleeing for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered six-century-old church. It came four days after quakes of 5.5 and 6.1 magnitude hit the same area and nine weeks after nearly 300 people died in an August 24 quake that devastated the tourist town of Amatrice at the peak of the holiday season. Here: Saint Anthony church is seen partially collapsed following an earthquake along the road to Norcia, Italy, Oct. 30, 2016.
