Barack Obama took a break from talks at the G8 summit today (July 9) to witness first hand the devastation caused by April’s earthquake in L’Aquila.
Walking through the narrow streets of the old town, there was little to see but collapsed buildings and piles of rubble. Obama offered his condolences to city officials and thanked emergency workers for their continuing efforts.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi moved the G8 summit to L’Aquila from Sardinia to show solidarity with the townspeople. He was also on hand to show other world leaders like Russian President Dmitri Medvedev around the flattened neighbourhoods. Nearly 300 people died in the earthquake and around 50 000 were left homeless.
The city is still experiencing aftershocks, but worry not — G8 leaders are completely safe as they have been briefed on emergency evacuation plans, with 12 helicopters on standby to fly them to Rome if necessary.
via: Flynet
4 Comments
how you liking your TWO WEEKS in the polls there Barry boy?
Last night you dropped THREE points to a wonderful NEGATIVE 8…
People are waking up!
Silvio Berlusconi should die a horrible dead.
Where are the fox-bots whining that attending the G8 Summit is a vacation that wastes their precious taxpayer’s dollars?
oh reggie! spoutin gov’t and big corporate media lies.