77’s message to earthquake victims
Posted by Manuela Barreto @ April 7th, 2009 in Media News
77Agency would like to express its deepest sorrow and condolences to all the victims of the earthquake which hit the city and province of L’Aquila (near Rome) in central Italy.
The government has estimated that nearly 17,000 people were left homeless due to the quake which registered a magnitude of 5.8 and 6.3 on the Richter scale.
If you wish to convey your participation in the pain of all those affected by this natural disaster there are many relief funds out there dedicated to help families and victims.
People in social media have also been involved to show support to the victims of the earthquake with the creation of several groups, ie: Facebook, where people can join for free to express their heartfelt condolences.
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Comments
wiseass
April 8th, 2009
excellent choice for the photo! some people talking on the cell; others just talking – maybe about the evening program – on a sunny afternoon in a beautiful Italian piazza. Wait! something is missing in the background…
m.barreto
April 8th, 2009
yeah- I really didn’t think it was necessary to depict the obvious and gruesome images many of us have already seen time and time again..
mufulone
April 8th, 2009
“However, this is the first disaster in the Internet era. It is the first big disaster to happen in Italy with the Internet to illuminate it. I don’t have Messianic expectations of the Internet, however I do think that it is a basic tool. I think that it will be a bit more difficult to speculate in the same proportions as other times; I think that every citizen, especially in Abruzzo, is engaged as of today in checking that these people who have died must not become a “business” for the usual well known people and I think that everyone must keep their eyes open and become a bit of an informer every time they get wind of something, some thieving that is done at the expense of those who died in the night.
Spread the word. Passate parola.”
Marco Travaglio
Via http://www.beppegrillo.it