Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on May 11, 2011 13:30:46 GMT -5
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake kills at least 4 in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the small town of Lorca in the southern Spanish region of Murcia Wednesday, the town's mayor said in a radio interview.
"Unfortunately, we can confirm four deaths due to cave-ins and falling debris," the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, told radio station Ser.
The prediction is said to have come from Bendandi, who died 30 years ago. He claimed to have successfully forecast a number of earthquakes and his fame grew.
For weeks internet sites and blogs have been saying he mentioned Rome on 11 May as a place and time for another one.
That has created some unease, with reports that there has been an 18% increase in the number of city employees in Rome applying to take the day off.
Italy's civil protection agency has been forced to release a statement saying earthquakes cannot be predicted, whilst state television has run programmes trying to calm nerves.
But it seems there are still some who believe the Eternal City might not be so eternal after all.
Bendandi, who came to prominence in the 1920s and 30s, believed earthquakes could be predicted when the movement of the planets, the sun and the moon were studied.
Italy's dictator Mussolini was so impressed that he honoured him.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan was powerful enough to shorten Earth's day by 1.8 ... Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888 .... Understanding Earth's spin movement is critical in space launches, for instance. ... A firewalker in San Pedro Manrique, Spain. ...
But the custodians of Bendandi's papers - aware that many people still remember the L'Aquila earthquake of two years ago - have also issued a statement saying there is no mention of a 11 May earthquake in them
www.fox59.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-international-us-sptre74a61m-20110511,0,3545766.story
MADRID (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the small town of Lorca in the southern Spanish region of Murcia Wednesday, the town's mayor said in a radio interview.
"Unfortunately, we can confirm four deaths due to cave-ins and falling debris," the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, told radio station Ser.
The prediction is said to have come from Bendandi, who died 30 years ago. He claimed to have successfully forecast a number of earthquakes and his fame grew.
For weeks internet sites and blogs have been saying he mentioned Rome on 11 May as a place and time for another one.
That has created some unease, with reports that there has been an 18% increase in the number of city employees in Rome applying to take the day off.
Italy's civil protection agency has been forced to release a statement saying earthquakes cannot be predicted, whilst state television has run programmes trying to calm nerves.
But it seems there are still some who believe the Eternal City might not be so eternal after all.
Bendandi, who came to prominence in the 1920s and 30s, believed earthquakes could be predicted when the movement of the planets, the sun and the moon were studied.
Italy's dictator Mussolini was so impressed that he honoured him.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan was powerful enough to shorten Earth's day by 1.8 ... Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888 .... Understanding Earth's spin movement is critical in space launches, for instance. ... A firewalker in San Pedro Manrique, Spain. ...
But the custodians of Bendandi's papers - aware that many people still remember the L'Aquila earthquake of two years ago - have also issued a statement saying there is no mention of a 11 May earthquake in them
www.fox59.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-international-us-sptre74a61m-20110511,0,3545766.story