Italy’s civil protection agency says at least 37 people have died in the magnitude 6 quake that struck central Italy.
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Emergency services began to assess the situation and carry out the relief effort but have not yet reached some of the worst hit areas, where it is expected the death toll will climb.
“Now that daylight has come, we see that the situation is even more terrible than we feared”, said Stefano Petrucci.
“Four people are under the rubble, but they are not showing any sign of life”.
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Sergio Pirozzi, mayor of Amatrice, told RAI state television on Wednesday: “The roads in and out of town are cut off”. “Half the village has disappeared”.
The crowd in St. Peter’s Square recited the prayer along with him.
Fabrizio Curcio, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency, said the quake was on par with the L’Aquilla quake.
Residents in Rome, about 90 miles from the epicenter, reported feeling the temblor.
Aleandro Petrucci, the village’s mayor, said Pescara was one of “two or three hamlets that have just completely disintegrated”.
Ten bodies had been recovered there by midday and rescuers were braced for further fatalities.
Accumoli mayor Stefano Petrucci fought back tears as he described the scenes as “a tragedy”.
The Vatican’s press office said a six-man team from its fire squad has gone to help in Amatrice.
Two men walk on a damaged home after a strong quake hit Amatrice, Italy, on Wednesday.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center put the magnitude at 6.1.
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In 2009, a 6.3 magnitude quake near L’Aquila in the Abruzzo region killed more than 300 people.
“Both occurred at a shallow depth, which exacerbates the shaking at the surface”, he said. The main L’Aquila quake was followed by intense aftershocks.
Italy is often shaken by earthquakes, usually centred on the mountainous spine of the boot-shaped country.
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The 50th edition of the festival was likely to have drawn many tourists to the small town, known as the home of the Amatriciana pasta dish.
