If you have done all of this and still can't find the email ABC News News HomeDeath toll rises after Italy quakeShare Death toll rises after Italy quakeTopic:Earthquakes A car is crushed under fallen masonry following the earthquake (Getty: Roberto Serra) Link copiedShareShare articleThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in northern Italy has risen to six as strong aftershocks forced the evacuation of thousands of people The epicentre of the 6.0-magnitude quake was in the province of Modena It has left thousands homeless and reduced historic buildings in cities including Bologna and Verona to rubble The quake hit in the early hours of Sunday (local time) as people were sleeping sending terrified residents running into the street "I am 83 and I have never felt anything like this," Lina Gardenghi said in the town of Bondeno The quake was followed by a series of jolting aftershocks At least two of the tremors reached magnitude-5.1 further damaging already weakened buildings and causing more structures to collapse The tremors were more deadly than any since 2009 when the central city of L'Aquila was devastated while one woman was crushed under a building that collapsed The other four victims were night-shift workers in factories which collapsed including two who were crushed when the roof of a ceramics factory caved in in the town of Sant'Agostino "He wasn't supposed to be there," the mother of one of the victims said "He changed shifts with a friend who wanted to go to the beach." Emergency workers are sifting through the rubble of collapsed buildings Thousands of residents in towns around Ferrara have sought shelter in a gymnasium after being evacuated "We will sleep here even if they don't bring us beds or anything At least it's safe," one man called Angelo said He said his house shook so hard it was impossible to flee from it He changed shifts with a friend who wanted to go to the beach British tourist David Trew was in the town of Ferrara when the quake struck "I woke up to what I initially thought was thunder but of course the deep rumbling was accompanied by violent shaking of the room with plaster falling onto my head and all around me," he said "I've never experienced an earthquake before Prime minister Mario Monti cut short his trip to the United States and said the cabinet would declare a state of emergency A picture shows a wall which has collapsed in San Felice sul Panaro, near Modena. (Twitter: gluca) The region shaken by the quake is Italy's industrial heartland but also home to priceless architectural and art treasures The damage adds up to the greatest loss to Italy's artistic heritage since an earthquake in 1997 ravaged the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi a symbol of the town of San Felice Sul Panaro and its most important building is among the buildings left severely damaged The tops of several of its smaller towers collapsed and there are fears the main tower "We have practically lost all our artistic patrimony," said Alberto Silvestri We have practically lost all our artistic patrimony The theatre is still standing but has cracks." which had just been re-opened after an eight-year restoration "We'll never be able to rebuild it," sighed Claudio Fabbri an architect from Modena who has been working on the project He rushed to the scene in the early hours after a local resident told him what had happened Statues of angels in the chapel's apse stared into the open sky after the roof and most of the walls caved in Mr Fabbri said his only hope was to save a precious painting above the altar now exposed to the elements Meanwhile warehouses storing more than 300,000 wheels of Parmesan and Grana Padano with an estimated value of more than 250 million euros ($320 million) A building lies in ruins in San Felice sul Panaro after the quake. (Twitter: gluca) Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Listen for a fresh portrait of Italian food.Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.SBSSBS Italian News Rescue workers ended their search for survivors yesterday after a second killer earthquake in northeastern Italy claimed 17 lives and caused millions of euros in damage As thousands of jittery survivors fearful of further tremors stayed close to camps where they had sought shelter overnight communities urgently called on the government for food and sanitary products for the elderly and children which centred 60 kilometres east of Parma and left 350 injured hit just nine days after 6.0-magnitude quake killed six and left thousands homeless in the same region dust-covered evacuees who failed to find a place in the government’s overflowing emergency tent camps set up rickety shelters in gardens or slept in cars or on park benches Others bunked down in specially-prepared train carriages “We’re more comfortable here compared to other places safer,” a frazzled-looking Hussein Mzhar from Pakistan said after spending the night on board a train with his brother Residents in cities across northern and central Italy from Pisa to Venice rushed into the streets in panic when the quake struck at 0700 GMT “We felt the earth tremble as if we were on a flying carpet it was terrifying,” said 32-year-old Francesco Graziano Panicking people broke down as they failed to get through to loved ones on their mobile phones as the network overloaded while others gazed in horror at the traumatic damage to beloved monuments Exhausted rescue workers called off their searches after recovering the body of the last missing person from the ruins of the Haematronic factory in the town of Medolla where three other workers had been found dead on Tuesday said “reconstruction will begin quickly and will be done well” tired and miserable evacuees said they could not take it anymore “It’s like living through the war again.. We’re constantly frightened there will be another big quake,” said Ester who has been in a tent camp since the first quake on May 20 along with hundreds of other desperate people People had begun to work in the factories again.. but the new earthquake knocked us flat,” her daughter Serenella said Italy’s Confindustria business association in Modena said damage caused by Tuesday’s quake was likely to cost €500 million while the Coldiretti farming association gave a similar figure for the agricultural sector The financial fallout for the heavily industrialised region is a severe blow for debt-ridden Italy which entered into recession at the end of last year “The earthquake’s epicentre is in a zone which represents one per cent of the country’s GDP and we risk seeing production stopped for between three and four months,” said Giorgio Squinzi head of Italy’s business lobby Confindustria Producers of the renowned Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar from Modena have paid a heavy price “The real epicentre of the earthquake has been the world of work,” Labour Minister Elsa Fornero told the Italian Senate on Tuesday The government said it was suspending taxes in the areas affected and would try to reboot the economy by lowering interest rates on loans Yesterday morning found shocked residents gaping in dismay at collapsed houses historic buildings with holes gashed in their sides and razed churches in once picturesque towns scattered across the countryside near Modena The Archdiocese in Modena said that 45 churches in the region had been “gravely damaged Italy’s newspapers were again filled with shocking images such as the church in the quaint town of Cavezzo please register for free or log in to your account.