Italy, August 24, 2016 – At least 37 people have been killed and several others injured when an earthquake, measuring 6.2 in scale ripped through several cities in Italy, leaving many missing.
Reports say that most affected areas were Pescara del Tronto which was leveled to the ground, Amatrice and Accumoli. The earthquake struck at 01:36 GMT, stretching about 100kilometres North of Rome also devastated areas in Umbria, Lazio and Le Marche, with impact felt in Bologna.
Local authorities were unsure of the full extent of casualties, but 11 people were reported dead including children in the neighbouring villages of Pescara del Tronto and Arquata del Tronto.
Rescuers were still trying to reach the remote village of Peracchia di Acqua Santa Terme, local media have reported.
“The roads in and out of town are cut off. Half the town is gone. There are people under the rubble. There’s been a landslide and a bridge might collapse.There are tens of victims, so many under the rubble. We’re preparing a place for the bodies,” said mayor Sergio Pirozzi.
