Powerful quake strikes central Italy
A powerful earthquake struck central Italy reducing three towns to rubble and killing dozens overnight, August 24, 2015. The quake struck at 3:36 a.m. and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, where residents felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks.A man found alive is rescued from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, Aug. 24, 2016. The death toll rose to 241 on August 25, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain given the thousands of vacationers in the area for summer’s final days.
In this photo, a man is rescued alive from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Rescuers work in the night at a collapsed house following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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A woman sleeps covered with a blanket as she spends the night in the open following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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An old building is partly damaged after an earthquake, on August 25, 2016 in Amatrice, Italy.
The death toll in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck around the Umbria region of Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning has risen to at least 247 as thousands of rescuers continue to search for survivors.
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A woman gets clothes in a gym following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 25, 2016.
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People walk past an earthquake damaged church during search and rescue operations in Amatrice on August 24, 2016 after a powerful earthquake rocked central Italy. The clock tower undamaged in the flattened town.
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A drone photo shows the damage following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 25, 2016.
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Friars stand with two women in front of a collapsed house following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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A rescuer holds a dog in Amatrice in central Italy on August 25, 2016, after a strong earthquake that claimed at least 247 lives.
Rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages. Hundreds of others were injured, some critically, and an unknown number were trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings after Wednesday’s pre-dawn quake.
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A man walks amidst rubble following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Sister Mariana, from Albania, checks her mobile phone as she lies near a victim laid on a ladder following an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016.
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An injured man is carried away following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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A man is carried away after having been rescued alive from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy, Aug. 24, 2016.
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Women cry in front of damaged houses in a street in the central Italian village of Illica, near Accumoli, on August 24, 2016 after a powerful earthquake rocked central Italy.
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A wounded woman stands in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Rescuers work following an earthquake that hit Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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First aid is provided to injured people outside a hospital in the Italian town of Amatrice in central Italy, which was heavily damaged by an earthquake, Aug. 24, 2016.
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A general view of Pescara del Tronto town destroyed by the earthquake on August 24, 2016 in Italy. Central Italy was struck by a powerful earthquake in the early hours, which has killed at least thirty seven people and devastated dozens of mountain villages.
Numerous buildings collapsed in communities close to the epicenter of the quake near the town of Norcia in the region of Umbria, witnesses have told Italian media, with an increase in the death toll highly likely.
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A view of buildings damaged by the earthquake on August 24, 2016 in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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Damaged houses are seen on August 24, 2016 in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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A general view of Pescara del Tronto town destroyed by the earthquake on August 24, 2016 in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.
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A body is covered by cloth next to rubble following a quake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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A collapsed house is seen following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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The interior of an house is seen following an earthquake at Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Rocco Girardi, 75, is rescued from the ruins on August 24, 2016 in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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The partially damaged tower bell with the clock signing the time of the earthquake is seen in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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A view of buildings damaged by the earthquake on August 24, 2016 in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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Rubble from destroyed buildings on August 24, 2016 in Arquata del Tronto, Italy.
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An injured person is rescued with a helicopter following an earthquake at Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Rescuers work on collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.
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Tables are left outside a damaged restaurant on August 24, 2016 in Accumoli, Italy.
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A destroyed car is seen following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016.