Pray for Italia

Been following the tragic news from Italia. & while mia famiglia came from much further South, my heart goes out to them. It was a 6.3 quake with the epicenter near L'Aquila, 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Rome in Abruzzio. Nearby Castelnuovo also appeared hard hit. It struck at 3:32 a.m. local time (0132 GMT). 50 dead so far. Agostino Miozzo, an official with the Civil Protection Department, said between 10,000 and 15,000 buildings were damaged. The local hospital is working under less then ideal conditions since only 2 operating rooms are safe to use. In fact, parts of L'Aquila's main hospital were evacuated because they were at risk of collapse, forcing the wounded to be treated in the open air or taken elsewhere.

As time goes on more will come out. There are people trapped in buildings, many people are still missing. & there probably will be some aftershocks causing more damage. Please keep the area in your prayers. Esp pray for the safety of the rescue workers.

Source: Powerful Earthquake in Italy Kills at Least 50