Quake shakes northern Italy; death toll from last month rises to 26
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Rome - A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday shook partsof Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region where the death toll fromtwo earthquakes that struck the area last month has risen to 26.
Wednesday's tremor struck at around 6 am (0400 GMT) and itsepicentre was located in the Adriatic Sea off the coastal town ofRavenna, according to the National Institute of Geophysics andVulcanology.
The shock was felt over large parts of Emilia Romagna and alsofurther south in the neighbouring Marche region. There were noimmediate reports of injuries or damage.
Meanwhile, the deaths in hospital of two women brought to 19 thenumber of people who died in a magnitude 5.9 that struck EmiliaRomagna on May 29.
A magnitude 6 earthquake that struck the area on May 20 claimedseven lives.
Experts have warned that the wave of shocks could continue fordays, weeks, months or even years.//DPA
