MOSCOW (Sputnik) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered Italy help on Wednesday following a series of earthquakes that shook the country’s central region, months after deadly tremors.
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"Our thoughts go to people that were hit by another earthquake, again in the same region. At that time, we offered our solidarity and help with building a hospital in Amatrice. I can imagine how horrible it is, and if Italy needs assistance and support we will stand by it," Merkel said in Berlin.
A quake in the central Italian town of Amatrice tore down homes and killed dozens. Earlier in the day, a 5.4-magnitude tremor was felt close to the mountainous area, followed by aftershocks. The Italian Red Cross said several buildings had collapsed.
