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Prospekt / 03:32 A.M. - 6.3 RICHTER |
At 3:32 am on Monday, April 6, 2009 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck Abruzzo region and central Italy, causing the deaths of at least 298 people, injuries of others 1600 people and leaving about 65,000 residents deprived of their homes, as well as a total loss estimated at 3.500.000.000 €. It is the most serious seismic event in the country since the earthquake in Irpinia in 1980.
While the government is launching the so-called Decree Abruzzo, containing measures to deal with the earthquake emergency, Prosecutor of L’Aquila opens investigation against unknown persons on charges of culpable homicide and disaster in order to determine the composition of materials used in the construction of houses, including the suspected use of marine sand for the production of reinforced concrete.
Photos by Prospekt (Kathryn Cook, Emanuele Cremaschi, Francesca Mancini, Michele Palazzi, Samuele Pellecchia, Cristina Vatielli)
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Prospekt
Prospekt is an independent photo journalist agency based in Milan. Founded in 2004 by photographer Samuele Pellecchia, now has 17 members of 7 different nationalities working in national and international levels, producing reportages, surveys and services with special attention to social, political, cultural and environmental issues. Prospekt born with the aim of telling and comment on events in their occurrence, in respect of the identity of each single members.
Kathryn Cook (Rome, Italy)
Emanuele Cremaschi (Milan, Italy)
Alfredo D'Amato (Palermo, Italy)
Carolyn Drake (Istanbul, Turkey)
Luca Ferrari (Mumbai, India)
George Georgiou (London, England)
Charlotte Gonzalez (Paris, France)
Mads Greve (Århus, Denmark)
Krisanne Johnson (New York City, U.S.A.)
Francesca Mancini (Rome, Italy)
Michele Palazzi (Rome, Italy)
Samuele Pellecchia (Milan, Italy)
Alexey Pivovarov (Moscow, Russia)
Alisa Resnik (Berlin, Germany)
Ivo Saglietti (Genoa, Italy)
Massimo Sciacca (Bologna, Italia)
Cristina Vatielli (Rome, Italy)
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