A new earthquake of magnitude 4.4 in
the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera rocked the Naples area
overnight, causing scared people to take to the streets and
causing some damage.
The quake, which struck at 1.25 am on Thursday, was the biggest
in the area for 40 years along with one of the same magnitude
that hit it in May last year.
Firefighters in the town of Bagnoli pulled a person out of the
rubble after the quake caused a ceiling to collapse.
Some people in the same town had to climb out of windows to get
out of their homes due to damage caused by the quake.
The Campi Flegrei area, also known the Phlegrean Fields in
English, is currently being affected by bradyseism, or ground
uplift, and there have been a series of earthquakes over the
last year.
Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci has appointed a special
commissioner for the Campi Flegrei area to take care of
risk-prevention measures.
The minister has complained about how urban development had been
allowed in the volcanic area over the decades.
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