Rescuers search for victims in damaged buildings after a strong heartquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Hundreds of others are injured, some critically, and an unknown number are trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings after Wednesday’s pre-dawn quake.
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Photos emerged following the quake showing some parts of the villages completely reduced to rubble.
Many homes and buildings are completely destroyed by the tremors. PHOTO: BBC
The main street through Amatrice was reduced to rubble following the earthquake. PHOTO: BBC
A residential building in the heart of Accumoli that was partially destroyed by the quake. PHOTO: BBC
A church in the town is badly damaged, having lost much of the top of the building and its roof. PHOTO: BBC
A section of the road into Pescara del Tronto is almost entirely destroyed. PHOTO: BBC
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