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Italy holds quake funerals, rescuers dig in rubble
Wed Apr 8, 2009 4:42pm EDT
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By Silvia Aloisi and Antonella Cinelli
L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy buried on Wednesday some of the 272 people killed in medieval towns flattened by a quake, while rescuers hampered by aftershocks hunted for anyone still alive under the rubble.
A mass state funeral for the victims and a national day of mourning are set for Friday, although the first of several private services were held on Wednesday. Pope Benedict prayed for the victims and said he would visit the area soon.
The death toll climbed to 272 after rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said 28,000 people had lost their homes, with 17,000 now living in tents and the rest in hotels or with family.
Up to 30 people were still missing from Monday's earthquake, officials said.
"We're in shock because we have lost our loved ones, the town has been reduced to rubble with over 40 dead and lots of them were young, a whole generation canceled out," said Antonella Massi in Onna, a village that once had 300 residents and was left with hardly a building untouched by the quake.
A 24-year-old college student, Giuseppe Chiavaroli, was one of the first victims to have a private funeral service in the devastated Abruzzo region on Wednesday.
Friends and family gathered in the small town of Loreta Aprutino to say goodbye, applauding as his coffin was carried into the church, in a traditional Italian sign of respect.
"You must have the courage to continue your path in life," Archbishop Tommasso Valentinetti of the coastal city of Pescara told the mourners.
AFTERSHOCK VICTIM
Aftershocks from Italy's worst quake in three decades persisted in the mountainous Abruzzo region.
The strongest 5.6 magnitude shock late on Tuesday toppled parts of the basilica and station in the city of L'Aquila, which bore the brunt of the disaster, and claimed one more victim.
Berlusconi, who has declared an emergency and sent in thousands of troops, drafted a tough new law against looting.
"Whoever is low enough to try to take advantage of a tragedy like this shows a total lack of morals and will be very severely punished," said Berlusconi, visiting L'Aquila for the third day.
Berlusconi's hands-on approach could boost his high popularity rating, pollsters say. He asked countries wishing to send aid to restore one of the region's ruined medieval churches instead.
The gaffe-prone premier risked appearing insensitive when he told one German television channel that the thousands of people living in tents "should look on it as a camping weekend." Continued...
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