Strong earthquakes in central Italy have caused extensive damage. “Half the town no longer exists,” the mayor of Amatrice said.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 12:10 AM EDT
Strong earthquakes struck central Italy early Wednesday, causing substantial damage and tremors that awakened sleeping residents in Rome nearly 100 miles away.
The first, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 3:36 a.m. near the town of Accumuli. Severe damage was reported in the town of Amatrice, where Mayor Sergio Pirozzi said “half the town no longer exists.”
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