Two powerful aftershocks struck central Italy late Wednesday, damaging buildings and historic monuments just two months after an earthquake left 300 dead in the area. Photo: EPAVISSO, Italy—Officials in central Italy began early Thursday to assess the damage caused by a pair of strong earthquakes in the same region of central Italy hit by a deadly quake in August, as an appeal went out for temporary housing adequate for the cold mountain temperatures. Thousands of people spent the night in their cars following the pair of quakes that struck late in the evening, sending residents into the streets in pouring rain, too late for authorities to come up with adequate shelter. A series of small shocks...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2016 09:49 UTC