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3 unusual facts about 1980 Irpinia earthquake


AEC Swift

In early 1981 ten Swifts recently withdrawn by London Transport were exported to Italy to act as emergency control centres and shelters in the aftermath of the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.

Giuseppe Zamberletti

Due to his role as national coordinator of rescue interventions, Zamberletti was in charge in Italian emergencies such as the 1976 Friuli and 1980 Irpinia earthquakes.

Lucia Apicella

It is the oldest church in the village Scacciaventi of Cava, and there it was where Lucia Apicella went to pray every morning until 1980, when, due to the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, the church was declared unfit for use.



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