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Italy

Amatrice Earthquake – 26.08.2016 – Situation Report No. 1 – 16:00 GMT

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Vulnerability and Exposure Metrics (Population, Infrastructure, Economic)

Being August, the population of the mountain top towns would have been higher than at the census, with unknown numbers of people staying in hotels, hostels, with family and other locations throughout the region. The region is a bit poorer than most in Italy with around likely $2.5-3 billion stock exposed in the intensities over VII. It is important to note that this is a replacement cost as many older masonry buildings may have become dilapidated over the years. Many buildings in the mountains stay vacant during other times. It can be seen that the population is likely underestimated by 3+ times perhaps using building ratios from the V-VI region.
The GDP in the region over Int VI is ca. 3.3 bn USD.
The Capital stock over VI is in the order of 18 bn USD.