Earthquakes shake Spain
The Murcia region of southeast Spain has been shaken by two earthquakes that occurred in quick succession on Wednesday
Residents walk past destroyed cars covered by debris following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the ancient town of Lorca in southeastern Spain May 12, 2011. Hundreds of people queued for food on Thursday from emergency workers in Lorca, prevented from returning to their homes damaged by an unusually strong 5.3 magnitude earthquake.
A resident reacts as he looks at a destroyed car covered with debris following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the ancient town of Lorca in southeastern Spain May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jon NazcaJON NAZCA/Reuters
People spend the night outside their homes in Lorca, Spain, in the early hours of Thursday, May 12, 2011. Two earthquakes shook southeastern Spain in quick succession Wednesday, killing people, injuring dozens and causing extensive damage to buildings.
A firefighter looks under the rubble in Lorca, Spain, in the early hours of Thursday May 12, 2011. Two earthquakes struck southeast Spain in quick succession Wednesday, killing several people, injuring dozens and causing major damage to buildings, officials said.
A woman is consoled by relatives in front of their building after being found in the ruins following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the ancient town of Lorca in southeastern Spain May 12, 2011. Hundreds of people queued for food on Thursday from emergency workers in Lorca, prevented from returning to their homes damaged by the unusually strong 5.3 magnitude earthquake.
Workers examine damage after two earthquakes shook Lorca Spain Wednesday, killing people, injuring dozens and causing extensive damage to buildings. (AP Photo / Alberto Saiz)The Associated Press
A building lies in ruins in Lorca, after a rare earthquake rocked the town in southeastern Spain causing houses to collapse, damaging historic churches and public buildings and killing several people, May 11, 2011.
A man looks at cars crashed by debris from a collapsed building in Lorca, southern Spain, on May 11, 2011 after a magnitude 5.2 quake killed several people, toppling buildings into the streets and sending panicked residents fleeing.
View of cars crashed by debris from a collapsed building in Lorca, southern Spain, on May 11, 2011 after a magnitude 5.2 quake killed serval people, toppling buildings into the streets and sending panicked residents fleeing.
A man walks past debris from a damaged building following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the ancient town of Lorca in southeastern Spain May 12, 2011.FRANCISCO BONILLA
A rescue worker walks past a collapsed building following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the ancient town of Lorca in southeastern Spain May 12, 2011.
Two spanish police officers looks at the rubble of a fallen building in Lorca, Spain, on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
Birds fly over the damaged bell tower of the church in Lorca, Spain, on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Two earthquakes shook southeastern Spain in quick succession Wednesday, killing several people, injuring dozens and causing extensive damage to buildings.
Ambulance workers tend to the needy people who are spending the night outside their homes in Lorca, Spain, in the early hours of Thursday, May 12, 2011.