A 6.2 earthquake struck Italy in the early hours of the morning, described by Italy\u2019s civil protection agency as \u201csevere\u201d, 21 people have been reported dead with many still trapped under rubble.<\/p>\n
The first quake hit at 3:36am in Norcia, a town south of Perugia, then Umbria, at a depth of 10km and a 5.4 magnitude aftershock an hour later. Rome has experienced tremors too. Deaths have been reported in the towns of Lazio and Marche, Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto.<\/p>\n
Two boys aged seven and four were pulled out from under a house where they stayed with their grandmother, they were said to be hiding under a bed. The worst damage was seen in the town of Amatrice where five people died and rescuers are still searching for survivors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads in and out of town are cut off. Half the town is gone. There are people under the rubble. There\u2019s been a landslide and a bridge might collapse,\u201d said mayor Sergio Pirozzi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are tens of victims, so many under the rubble. We\u2019re preparing a place for the bodies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Seismologist Andrea Tertulliani has stated that further shocks could occur with lowered intensity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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