July 8
President Barack Obama thanks emergency workers during a tour of the earthquake destruction in the city of l'Aquila, Italy.
Haraz N. Ghanbari-AP
July 8
President Obama tours the ruined city of Onna near L'Aquila, Italy. Onna was almost totally destroyed in the April 6, 2009 earthquake, in which some 300 people died.
Jim Young-Reuters
July 8
German Chancellor Angela Merkel accompanies mayor Franco Papola and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as she visits the destroyed village Onna near L'Aquila, Italy. Onna was leveled by an earthquake in April 2009.
Peer Grimm-AP
July 7
Protesters taunt police at the Termini train station in Rome on the eve of the G-8 summit.
Simon Dawson-AP
July 8
Activists for the charity organization Oxfam wear masks of the G-8 heads of state in Rome.
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July 7
A woman and child pass by a tent camp set up in front of houses damaged by the April 2009 earthquake, in Coppito, Italy, on the outskirts of L'Aquila. Leaders of the Group of Eight will meet July 8 to discuss democracy in Iran, combating climate change and coordinating their exits from huge government stimulus measures.
Andrew Medichini-AP
July 7
Firemen secure buildings in Onna, Italy, on the eve of the G-8 Summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi were en route to visit Onna, three months after the devastating earthquake that killed hundreds and left thousands homeless.
Markus Schreiber-AP
July 6
Residents observe a moment of silence at a torchlight procession in L'Aquila, Italy, to commemorate the three-month anniversary of a 6.3 magnitude quake that hit the Abruzzo region in April, killing 299 people. L'Aquila will be the host city for an upcoming G8 summit meeting.
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July 6
Demonstrators take part in a a torchlight procession in L'Aquila, Italy, to commemorate the three-month anniversary of the quake. Some protesters are worried that the summit will slow the pace of recovery.
Filippo Monteforte-AFP/Getty Images
July 6
Relatives of victims of the earthquake take part in a torch-lit walk through the center of L'Aquila, Italy.
Sandro Perozzi-AP
July 6
Earthquake survivors in L'Aquila hope that hosting the G-8 summit will bring aid to rebuild their destroyed homes, providing a grim metaphor for the task world leaders face on the economy.
Alessia Pierdomenico-Reuters
April 10
Hundreds gather at the state funeral ceremony of the victims of the April 6 earthquake in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila, in the square courtyard of a "Guardia di Finanzia" police training center where some 200 coffins were arrayed. Italy marked a day of mourning Friday with a state funeral for the nearly 300 dead in this week's devastating earthquake.
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April 10
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (C) celebrates a mass for the earthquake's victims during the state funeral.
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April 10
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Vatican Secretary of State blesses the coffins of the victims of the earthquake in central Italy during the funeral at the Guardia di Finanza Academy in Coppito, a village near L'Aquila, Italy. 28,000 people have been displaced by the disaster and 17,000 are living in tents in temporary camps.
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April 10
Relatives of the April 6 earthquake's victims pay tribute prior the state funeral ceremony where some 200 coffins were arrayed in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila.
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April 10
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Senate Renato Schifani and Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano attend the state funeral ceremony for the victims of the April 6 earthquake in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila.
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April 10
Relatives and rescue workers mourn on the coffins of the victims of the earthquake in central Italy during the funeral at the Guardia di Finanza Academy in Coppito, a village near L'Aquila, Italy.
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April 10
A rescuer kisses the coffin of a child in the vast square courtyard of a "Guardia di Finanzia" police training center where some 200 coffins were arrayed pior the state funeral of the dead of the April 6 eathquake in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila.
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April 9
Volunteers distribute clothes to people who were evacuated following the April 6 earthquake, in the Abruzzo capital L'Aquila. Jarring aftershocks sowed panic in Italy's earthquake zone Thursday, terrifying thousands of homeless victims sheltering in crowded tent camps.
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April 9
Quake survivors and volunteers watch a news program on a television set placed on the ground, as a journalist waits for a live broadcast at the entrance of Onna.
Christophe Simon-AFP/Getty Images
April 8
A L'Aquila resident left homeless by the earthquake sleeps in his car. At least one person died in a strong aftershock felt for several seconds late Tuesday in Rome and in central Italy, a day after an earthquake that left more than 200 dead.
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April 8
Fausto Spagnoli gets a haircut from Paolo Boccabella in a tent city in Camarda. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that the death toll in central Italy's earthquake has risen.
Christophe Simon-AFP/Getty Images
April 8
Catholic priest Mauro Orru, right, celebrates mass in the small town of Sant'Elia, near L'Aquila, central Italy, in front of the damaged San Lorenzo church.
Luca Bruno-AP
April 8
Friends and relatives grieve during the funeral of earthquake victim Carmelina Iovine, 22, in the Italian town of Raiano. Italy prepared on Wednesday to begin burying some of the 200-plus people killed, while rescuers hunted for people who may be buried alive in rubble.
Daniele La Monaca-Reuters
April 8
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, wearing a firefighter's helmet, comforts an elderly woman in L'Aquila. Berlusconi dismissed criticism Wednesday of his comments to earthquake survivors that living in a tent was like going camping and that they should go to the beach. He said the comments were meant to infuse the people with optimism.
Livio Anticoli-AP
April 8
A member of a Spanish rescue team and a dog search through rubble in L'Aquila, central Italy.
Luca Bruno-AP
April 8
Firefighter Roberto Contu hangs from a line to inspect the damaged dome of the church of Santa Maria del Suffragio, in L'Aquila, central Italy. Teams began assessing buildings in L'Aquila that were still standing Wednesday, including this 18th-century church.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 7
Italy's civil protection agency set up a tent camp for earthquake survivors on the outskirts of L'Aquila.
Alessandra Tarantino-AP
April 7
A woman wraps herself in a blanket immediately following a quake aftershock, in a tent-camp in L'Aquila, central Italy. Strong aftershocks have continued to jolt the region.
Luca Bruno-AP
April 7
Colored sheets hang on a clothesline in the shaken village of Onna.
Alessandra Tarantino-AP
April 7
Rescuers scan the village of Onna, Italy, for survivors. Little remains of Onna after the April 6 earthquake, which reduced the mountain village to rubble and claimed 40 lives from a population of about 300.
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April 6
A couple left homeless by the earthquake eat dinner in a tent at a camp set up in a stadium for displaced persons.
Christophe Simon-AFP/Getty Images
April 6
Displaced people line up to receive aid supplies in L'Aquila.
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April 7
A fireman pulls clothes from the remains of a house in Onna. One day after the earthquake, rescuers dug desperately by hand for survivors. Officials said search efforts were complicated by the fact that there was an unknown number of undocumented immigrants in Onna.
Christophe Simon-AFP/Getty Images
April 7
A woman who was evacuated from L'Aquila after the April 6 earthquake spent the night in a shelter set up in a university gym.
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April 6
A rescue worker searches for survivors in Onna with his dog. Rescue workers arrived from throughout Italy, from as far away as Venice and Genoa.
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April 6
Rescuers sift through the wreckage of a house in the Italian village of Onna. The village of Onna was almost completely leveled by the earthquake, and thousands of houses, churches and other buildings in the surrounding area collapsed or were damaged, leaving about 100,000 people homeless.
Chris Helgren-Reuters
April 6
A man anxiously awaits news of his son trapped in a collapsed building in L'Aquila, Italy. The town, capital of the Abruzzo region, was near the epicenter about 70 miles northeast of Rome.
Alessandro Bianchi-Reuters
April 6
Rescue workers try to find residents in the center of L'Aquila, the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 5.8-magnitude on the open-ended Richter scale.
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April 6
A firefighter discovers a victim lying amid debris in the city of L'Aquila. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise as rescue crews made their way through the debris.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 6
Firefighters carry a woman out of a crumbled home in L'Aquila. The Abruzzo area is a quake-prone region that has had at least nine smaller jolts since the beginning of April.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 6
People sit in front of the site where a four-story building collapsed following the earthquake in L'Aquila. The quake struck at 3:32 a.m. while most residents were still asleep.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 6
A coroner, left, reacts over a body found in the rubble of collapsed houses in Onna. Some 10,000 to 15,000 buildings were either damaged or destroyed, officials said.
Chris Helgren-Reuters
April 6
An Italian military carabinieri walks on debris past destroyed buildings in downtown L'Aquila. In the center of the historic medieval city, a wall of the 13th century Santa Maria di Collemaggio church collapsed and the bell tower of the Renaissance San Bernadino church also fell. The 16th castle housing the Abruzzo National Museum was damaged.
Alessandro Bianchi-Reuters
April 6
Nico Lachini, 21, collects things from his devastated apartment in L'Aquila. Mayor Massimo Cialente said about 100,000 people were left homeless.
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April 6
Rescuers search for trapped people under the ruins of a collapsed house in the center of the L'Aquila. Rescue crews demanded quiet as they listened for signs of life from other people believed still trapped inside.
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April 6
Rescue workers carry an injured man away from his house in L'Aquila. Workers set up a field hospital after parts of the city's main hospital were evacuated because they were at risk of collapse, leaving only two operating rooms in use.
Alessandro Bianchi-Reuters
April 6
Two men hug as onlookers and volunteers stand amidst debris in L'Aquila. As aftershocks rumbled through the city, residents hugged one another, prayed quietly, or tried to call relatives while civil protection officials distributed food and water.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 6
A couple embrace near the ruins of their house after the earthquake nearly leveled the village of Onna. Premier Silvio Berlusconi of Italy declared a state of emergency, freeing up federal funds to deal with the disaster.
Chris Helgren-Reuters
April 6
A man walks in front of ruined buildings in L'Aquila. Condolences poured in from around the world, including from President Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI and Abdullah Gul, president of neighboring Turkey.
Vincenzo Pinto-AFP/Getty Images
April 6
Firefighters remove debris in the city of L'Aquila. Civil protection officials said the aim was to give everyone shelter by nightfall.
Pier Paolo Cito-AP
April 6
People walk in rubble in the center of L'Aquila. The earthquake measured 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale. The last major quake to hit central Italy was a 5.4-magnitude tremor that struck the Molise region on Oct. 31, 2002, killing 28 people, including 27 children who died when their school collapsed.
Vincenzo Pinto-AFP/Getty Images
April 6
Rescue workers look for survivors under a collapsed house in downtown L'Aquila.
Alessandro Bianchi-Reuters
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