TT Earthquake in Italy: Italy is in a high-risk zone for seismic activity - and it has experienced numerous earthquakes
Ema Nevenka JülichApril 7, 2009
The Italian government has been quick to respond to the disaster - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared a state of emergency in the region and earmarked an initial 30 million euros to help the region. But some critics are saying the government could have acted earlier to prevent some of the casualties. Italy is in a high-risk zone for seismic activity - and it has experienced numerous earthquakes. +++SYN-MAZ+++