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Pope Benedict XVI arrives in quake destroyed village of Onna
28 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in quake destroyed village of Onna, near Aquila, April 28, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday visited Onna and Aquila where some 40,000 people lost their homes in the 6.3 magnitude quake, which hit the Abruzzo region in the early hours of April 6, catching residents in their sleep. REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY DISASTER RELIGION SOCIETY)
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Workers reinforce the ruins of the Sichuan earthquake in Beichuan county, Sichuan province May 8, 2009. Next week China marks one year since the May 12, 2008 earthquake that devastated parts ...




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