A deadliest earthquake hits a central Italy on Wednesday, earthquake in Italy caused at least 120 people reported dead and scenes of deadliest deaths.
Atleast368 people injured and an unknown number trapped under demolished buildings, the figure of dead and wounded was expected to rise more, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned.
Alot of people were to spend a chilly night in hastily-assembled tents with the risk of aftershocks making it far too risky for them to return home after earthquake in Italy.
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.
Deadliest Earthquake hits Italy leaving 120 people Dead
It hit a remote area straddling Umbria, Marche and Lazio at a time of year when second home owners and other visitors swell the numbers staying there. Many of the victims were from Rome.
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A Few images are here to have a look at what happened:
A man sits on top of rubble in Amatrice on August 24, 2016 (AFP Photo/Filippo Monteforte)
A man receives a medical assistance in the central Italian village of Illica on August 24, 2016
A man receives a medical assistance in the central Italian village of Illica on August 24, 2016
A man receives a medical assistance in the central Italian village of Illica on August 24, 2016
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Rescuers carry a man from the rubble of a house in Amatrice, central Italy on August 24, 2016
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