Summary
8 April 2009
The search for survivors continues after Monday's earthquake in the city of L'Aquila, central Italy. The number of those killed has now risen to two hundred and fifty.
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Helen Fawkes
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The first funeral is being held in Italy following Monday's earthquake. It is due to take place outside the region. The authorities say they're looking for alternative locations in L'Aquila to hold funerals as all the churches here are believed to be too dangerous.
The rescue operation is continuing for a third day. It is believed that around fifteen people are still missing. Many of the homeless spent another chilly night outside. Twenty tented cities have now been set up in and around L'Aquila.
Aftershocks are still being felt causing fear amongst the residents sleeping outdoors. Since the earthquake there have been more than four hundred tremors.
Helen Fawkes, 大象传媒
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Vocabulary
- earthquake
- a sudden movement of the earth, which can sometimes cause great damage
- outside the region
- away from the particular area affected by the earthquake
- alternative locations
- different places
- The rescue operation
- the activity of trying to find and help people who might be trapped or injured
- chilly
- cold
- tented cities
- an area with a large number of tents where people are living because their homes have fallen down or are too dangerous to sleep in
- set up
- built
- Aftershocks
- sudden movements of the earth which often follow an earthquake (usually less serious than the first one)
- residents
- people who normally live in a particular place
- tremors
- slight shaking movement
