A judge in the Italian city of L'Aquila is reviewing evidence against six scientists and a government official.<br/> <br />They are accused of failing to give adequate warning of a 2009 earthquake that devastated the city.<br/> <br />The quake killed 308 people, injured hundreds and made over 60,000 people homeless.<br/> <br />The geologists and vulcanologists were members of a natural disasters committee that held an emergency meeting in L' Aquila, just six days before the earthquake struck.<br/> <br />Prosecutors argued that the commission failed to warn of the danger - and instead said the tremors were not a cause for concern.<br/> <br />The manslaughter trial has proved immensely controversial, with the international scientific community claiming earthquakes cannot be predicted.<br/> <br />If found guilty, the seven could face up to four years in prison.
