Campi — Daylight revealed widespread damage in central Italy on Thursday after strong earthquakes overnight that caused panic and fear among residents just two months after a quake nearby killed hundreds. No one was killed this time, but dozens of people sustained minor injuries and about four others more serious ones, Italy’s Civil Protection Agency said. Many residents of Campi, a town of about 200, slept in their cars as aftershocks rocked the Umbria, Marche and Lazio regions throughout the night. The earthquake on August 24 in the same area killed nearly 300 people and destroyed several towns. "I can’t shake off the fear," said Mauro Viola, who said he had not slept and had spent the night outside. Police had blocked off the road to his home with a park bench, and Viola said a chapel beyond his house had collapsed. The three quakes, about two hours apart, damaged several buildings, including Campi’s late 14th century church, San Salvatore a Campi di Norcia, whose rose-windowed f...
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