Fears as ‘quakeproof’ hospital collapses

L’AQUILA’s public hospital was hailed as a state-of-the-art, earthquake-proof building when it opened in 2000.

But it collapsed along with many centuries-old monuments in the earthquake that struck the city on Monday.

The San Salvatore hospital, evacuated after its walls gave way, forcing doctors to treat quake victims and ordinary patients in a courtyard, has exposed inadequate infrastructure in the area.