14 reported dead as shallow 6.2 quake shakes Rome, devastates towns in central Italy
A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks has rocked central Italy. Strong tremors were felt in the country’s capital, Rome, and several small towns and villages have been seriously damaged with at least 10 people reportedly killed.
The quake hit at 01:36 GMT with an epicenter 76 kilometers southeast of the city of Perugia, the US Geological Survey reported.
INC News, 24/08/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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