Italy’s most powerful earthquake in 36 years struck a new blow to the country’s heart, with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi reiterating a government pledge to rebuild every damaged house and ensuring that remote, quake-hit communities are not abandoned. (video courtesy AFPTV)
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Italy quake death toll hits 281, state funeral planned
(REUTERS) Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy’s powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to 281 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. Three days after the quake struck the mountainous heart of the country, sniffer dogs and emergency crews continued to scour the town of Amatrice, which was leveled in the disaster, but there was no sign of life beneath the debris. “Only a […]
Questions mount as Italy quake toll hits 250
AMATRICE, Italy (AFP) – by Ella IDE with Angus MACKINNON in Rome The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 on Thursday as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses and powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area. The bulk of the confirmed deaths — 193 at the latest count — were in the small town of Amatrice, where Rita Rosine, 63, wept as she mourned her 75-year-old sister, who was buried […]
Scenes from the M 6.2 earthquake in Italy





