Sicily declares state of emergency due to earthquake
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- 28 December, 2018
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Baku. 28 December. REPORT.AZ/ The Italian government intends to introduce a state of emergency due to the earthquake in Sicily, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio said. Report informs citing NTV that this will help the affected cities to receive financial assistance from government especially residents of Catania province, whose homes were destroyed as a result of tremors with magnitude of 5.
The earthquake is caused by Etna volcano. As a result of disaster, several dozen people were injured, more than 300 had to flee their homes.
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