Etna earthquake, MiBAC kicks off damage count. Several churches have been affected

Technicians from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage are at work in the municipalities affected by the Etna earthquake, the quake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale, with a hypocenter at a depth of 1 km, which struck some municipalities in the Catania area at 3:19 a.m. on December 26, 2018. Minister Bonisoli is in contact with active operators on the ground who are participating in the Civil Protection Operational Committee, which has been meeting since the early hours of December 26 in Rome, and who are following the situation related to the earthquake.

At the moment, activities are underway to survey the damage suffered by cultural heritage works and buildings: many churches have reportedly suffered damage. In addition, MiBAC is manning the national operational committee, through Prefect Fabio Carapezza Guttuso, director of the Cultural Heritage Security Unit of the General Secretariat, who is working closely with authorities in the Sicilian Region. At the moment, however, it is too early for precise estimates.

In the image released by MiBAC, damage to the parish church in Fleri, a hamlet of Zafferana Etnea.

Etna earthquake, MiBAC kicks off damage count. Several churches have been affected

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