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Rescuers work at a collapsed house following a quake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Emiliano Grillotti

Italy Quake Toll Rises to 247 as Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | World

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately worked through the night to try to find survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages. Hundreds of others were injured, some...

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Bodies of victims lie in front of rescuers in the Italian central town of Pescara del Tronto, on August 24, 2016 after a powerful earthquake rocked central Italy. The earthquake left 38 people dead and the total is likely to rise, the country’s civil protection unit said in the first official death toll. Scores of buildings were reduced to dusty piles of masonry in communities close to the epicentre of the quake, which had a magnitude of between 6.0 and 6.2, according to monitors. / AFP PHOTO / MARCO ZEPPETELLA

“Voices Under The Rubble” After Quake Hits Italy, 73 Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized

A powerful earthquake flattened mountain towns in central Italy on Wednesday, killing at least 73 people, burying some alive in their sleep under mounds of rubble, as exhausted volunteers and firefighters raced to free those still trapped. Dozens of buildings...