NAPLES has been hit by its biggest earthquake in four decades with people left fleeing for cover after being “awoken by a huge roar”.
Shocking images show how cars were left destroyed by falling debris after a devastating 4.4 magnitude tremor rocked the city overnight, according to Italian seismologists.
The damage left behind from the devastating earthquake in Naples[/caption]
Emergency services rushed to the shaken streets after a night of tremors[/caption]
Power supply in parts of Naples was also severally disrupted just after 1am local time on Thursday.
One person was left injured in the neighbouring town of Pozzuoli, which was sat close to the quake’s epicentre.
They had to be pulled from the rubble of a collapsed house by rushing emergency services.
Thursday’s earthquake was felt in several areas of the Campania region, Italian media reported.
The tremor was followed by at least two weaker aftershocks.
In October 2023, a horror earthquake struck Naples’ volcanic region of Campi Flegrei.
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