Rome(ANSA), - Premier Matteo Renzi's cabinet on Friday approved a new decree with measures to tackle the emergency caused by the recent earthquakes in central Italy. It features measure for agriculture, schools, culture and heritage and also aims to streamline bureaucracy for the effort to reconstruct the affected areas and make buildings safe.
The text of the decree should be published in the Official Journal on Monday. Meanwhile 75 aftershocks were registered after midnight Friday in areas of the Marche, Umbria and Lazio regions.
The strongest, a 3.4-magnitude aftershock was recorded at 00:24 local time between the Umbria city of Perugia and Macerata, in Marche.
Bad weather has also been forecast over the weekend with dropping temperatures and showers in the Umbria and Marche regions affected by the quake.
The emergency started with the August 24 6.0-magnitude quake that killed 298 people. Two more quakes shook the area on October 26, one measuring 5.4 in magnitude and the other 5.9. On Sunday, a 6.5-magnitude quake struck near Norcia, the biggest since 1980.
The quakes have caused extensive damage, razing to the ground villages and destroying priceless artworks and Medieval churches as well as the area's economy. The civil protection department is currently assisting over 26,000 homeless people.
The text of the decree should be published in the Official Journal on Monday. Meanwhile 75 aftershocks were registered after midnight Friday in areas of the Marche, Umbria and Lazio regions.
The strongest, a 3.4-magnitude aftershock was recorded at 00:24 local time between the Umbria city of Perugia and Macerata, in Marche.
Bad weather has also been forecast over the weekend with dropping temperatures and showers in the Umbria and Marche regions affected by the quake.
The emergency started with the August 24 6.0-magnitude quake that killed 298 people. Two more quakes shook the area on October 26, one measuring 5.4 in magnitude and the other 5.9. On Sunday, a 6.5-magnitude quake struck near Norcia, the biggest since 1980.
The quakes have caused extensive damage, razing to the ground villages and destroying priceless artworks and Medieval churches as well as the area's economy. The civil protection department is currently assisting over 26,000 homeless people.
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