The earth continues to shake and so do nerves in central Italy. Even in Rome, an hour's drive away, aftershocks are stomach-churning. About 7 this morning, a strong tremor rattled through L'Aquila, the medieval city cracked and shattered by Monday morning's jolt. In my home yesterday in central Rome--a fourth-floor apartment--I was rattled by small tremors throughout the day, for several seconds, several times.
The reports of devastation shown on Italian media are stunning. Villages are reduced to dust and survivors are interviewed still wearing their pajamas. The rescue continues Wednesday morning -- searchers reportedly will carry on for another 36 hours.
Christine Spolar has been a correspondent in the Middle East, Europe and Africa and on staff at the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and CBS News. She most recently was based in Rome.
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