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Italy earthquakes: Strong tremors shake central region (video)

BBC NEWS   27 October 2016   Italy   Europe  

Two strong earthquakes have hit central Italy, damaging buildings and injuring dozens of people.

A 5.5-magnitude quake struck at 19:10 (17:10 GMT) near Visso in Macerata province, followed two hours later by a 6.1 magnitude tremor in the same area.
Emergency teams have worked through the night. In August an earthquake killed about 300 people south of Visso. Visso is located 70km (45 miles) from Amatrice, which was badly damaged in the 6.2 magnitude quake in August.

There are few reports of serious injuries but bad weather has been hampering efforts to assess the damage.

 

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