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B. Like other towns in the Apennine Mountains, many of the buildings in Amatrice were built centuries ago and could not withstand the temblor. Methods for building structures to resist earthquakes only have been developed relatively recently.
D. In Rome, Italy’s prime minister declared a state of emergency and authorized $56 million for immediate quake relief. Some people are doubtful about government promises to rebuild Amatrice. About 8,300 people who were forced to leave their homes in the 2009 L'Aquila quake are still in temporary housing.
A. Iceland has 35 active volcanoes on or around the island, the most sparsely populated nation in Europe. Iceland sits on the mid-Atlantic ridge, which is the border between the Eurasian and North American plates. Italy has four active volcanoes, making it the second most volcanically active nation in Europe.
C. Mount Etna is the tallest active volcano in Europe with more than a million Sicilians living in the nearby metropolitan area of Catania. About 3 million people in and around Naples and next to Mount Vesuvius, the only active volcano on the European mainland.