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L’Aquila asked for help even before the April 6 earthquake that claimed 295 lives

L’Aquila asked for help even before the April 6 earthquake that claimed 295 lives

The local government of L’Aquila headed by Mayor Massimo Cialente requested for assistance from the Department of Civil Protection of the Italian government in a telegram 5 days before the devastating April 6 earthquake that caused the death of 295 people. The telegram contained the report on the continuing earth tremors in the city months before [...]