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Grandma welcomed to Metro: Angela Giusto, 76, was the first quake survivor to reach Metro after her two sons flew to Italy last week and brought her back
Grandma welcomed to Metro: Angela Giusto, 76, was the first quake survivor to reach Metro after her two sons flew to Italy last week and brought her back

Grandma welcomed to Metro: Angela Giusto, 76, was the first quake survivor to reach Metro after her two sons flew to Italy last week and brought her back

Date11/29/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grandma welcomed to Metro: Angela Giusto; 76; was the first quake survivor to reach Metro after her two sons flew to Italy last week and brought her back.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116573F
Quake story: Star reporter Christie Blatchford and photographer Fred Ross clambered through the rubble to cover Italy's quake
Quake story: Star reporter Christie Blatchford and photographer Fred Ross clambered through the rubble to cover Italy's quake
11/29/1980
Describes tragedy: The whole town was just flattened, quake survivor Sabato Lepore told family and friends yesterday at Toronto International Airport
Describes tragedy: The whole town was just flattened, quake survivor Sabato Lepore told family and friends yesterday at Toronto International Airport
11/29/1980
Tony Cardone: After the quake struck there was total silence - it was like being in a tomb
Tony Cardone: After the quake struck there was total silence - it was like being in a tomb
11/26/1980
Cramped quarters: Despite the millinos of dollars of aid poured into area evastated by last November's quake, thousands of Italians are still living in trailers
Cramped quarters: Despite the millinos of dollars of aid poured into area evastated by last November's quake, thousands of Italians are still living in trailers
10/12/1981
California quake: Installing beeper system earlier could have given rescue workers at collapsed Oakland highway vital seconds of warning for aftershocks
California quake: Installing beeper system earlier could have given rescue workers at collapsed Oakland highway vital seconds of warning for aftershocks
10/1/1989
Support: Wooden props reinforce a quake-damaged building in Acerenza, an ancient hill-top community, against future tremors
Support: Wooden props reinforce a quake-damaged building in Acerenza, an ancient hill-top community, against future tremors
7/15/1984
In safe hands: Doctors in Mexico City examine a child in an outdoor hospital Friday night, close to where some of the worst quake damage occured
In safe hands: Doctors in Mexico City examine a child in an outdoor hospital Friday night, close to where some of the worst quake damage occured
9/22/1985
Got first word: Ham radio operator Saverio Di Poce has had little sleep since Sunday, when he was among the first people in Canada to hear of the earthquake that struck southern Italy
Got first word: Ham radio operator Saverio Di Poce has had little sleep since Sunday, when he was among the first people in Canada to hear of the earthquake that struck southern Italy
11/25/1980
Homes in the street: Small trailers still line the streets of Sant' Angelo Dei Lombardi in southern Italy, almost a year after a killer earthquake devastated the region
Homes in the street: Small trailers still line the streets of Sant' Angelo Dei Lombardi in southern Italy, almost a year after a killer earthquake devastated the region
10/12/1981
Free Flights to Italy: Hundred of anxious people lined ticket counters of Alitalia at Toronto International Airport during weekend to seek available seats on flights to Italy
Free Flights to Italy: Hundred of anxious people lined ticket counters of Alitalia at Toronto International Airport during weekend to seek available seats on flights to Italy
5/9/1976
Keeping out the cold: Although they've lost nearly everything, these earthquake survivors in Caposele try not to let the weather dampen their spirits
Keeping out the cold: Although they've lost nearly everything, these earthquake survivors in Caposele try not to let the weather dampen their spirits
12/1/1980
Earthquakes - Italy (1980)
Earthquakes - Italy (1980)
11/29/1980