1980, BY SPECIAL REQUEST, CROTON ROTARY, OUR SAVIOUR & OTHERS, AID ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

The 1980 Irpinia earthquake took place in the Ipirnia region in Southern Italy on Sunday, November 23, 1980. 

 

Measuring 6.89 on the Richter scale, the quake killed 2,914 people, injured more than 10,000 and left 300,000 homeless. 

 

Click on the photos to read about local relief efforts, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

 

FOR MORE ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE, CLICK HERE.

 

FOR MORE ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF CROTON, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT

https://crotonrotary.com/