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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

Quake story: Star reporter Christie Blatchford and photographer Fred Ross clambered through the rubble to cover Italy's quake

Date11/29/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Quake story: Star reporter Christie Blatchford and photographer Fred Ross clambered through the rubble to cover Italy's quake.
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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_0116588F
Star reporters Jonathan Manthorpe and Christie Blatchford on the scene of Italy's worst quake in 65 years
Star reporters Jonathan Manthorpe and Christie Blatchford on the scene of Italy's worst quake in 65 years
6/17/1980
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
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
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
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
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
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
Weary waif: There seems to be little hope in the eyes of this 11-year-old Avellino girl whose home was destroyed in Italy's earthquake
Weary waif: There seems to be little hope in the eyes of this 11-year-old Avellino girl whose home was destroyed in Italy's earthquake
12/5/1980
Going through rubble in Kilari
Going through rubble in Kilari
10/13/1993
Going through Rubble in Kilari
Going through Rubble in Kilari
10/13/1993
Ruins remain: Work crews are still clearing rubble in Sant' Angelo, further delaying the process of reconstruction following last year's earthquake
Ruins remain: Work crews are still clearing rubble in Sant' Angelo, further delaying the process of reconstruction following last year's earthquake
10/12/1981