Photo Gallery More Earthquakes Strike Northern Italy
Two earthquakes struck northern Italy on Tuesday, May 29, killing at least 15 and causing widespread chaos in the region of Emilia-Romagna. They came just nine days after an even stronger quake rocked the area. Here, a car in Cavezzo was crushed by falling rubble.
In San Felice del Panaro, not far from the first quake's epicenter near Medolla, factory workers mourned the death of three of their colleagues killed in the disaster.
Survivors were in shock as news of the casualties emerged outside the factory.
Fire fighters arrived at the damaged factory building to search for survivors.
Here, fire fighters search through debris in Mirandola, northern Italy. The first earthquake measured 5.8 magnitude, while the second was 5.6.
Here, a volunteer helps people evacuate office buildings in Milan, where tremors were also felt.
Here, a statue of Jesus in the destroyed church in San Carlo, where buidings which had been damaged by the last earthquake nine days ago collapsed with Tuesday's quakes.
A volunteer in downtown Milan tries to restore order amid chaos. Authorities received so many phone calls from worried citizens that just minutes after the quake the entire system was reportedly over-burdened.
