Earthquake damages part of Pompeii site in southern Italy


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  • Thursday, 05 Jun 2025

A drone view shows the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of a vault in the insula Meridionalis of the archaeological area of Pompeii, following a seismic swarm in the Campi Flegrei. The structure had already been damaged during a 1980 earthquake, in Pompeii, Italy, June 5, 2025. Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Handout via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) -A minor earthquake in southern Italy has caused the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of a vault at the Pompeii archaeological site, authorities said on Thursday.

The quake with a magnitude of 3.2 on Thursday morning was the latest in a series of tremors centred on the nearby Campi Flegrei super volcano close to the city of Naples.

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