Eartquake in central Italy

"At least 60 people have been killed in an earthquake in central Italy, Italian media say.
The magnitude 6.2 quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia.
Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre, and a short distance away in Amatrice, where three-quarters of houses were destroyed.
Many people are still believed buried under the rubble, and the death toll is expected to rise.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi paid tribute to the volunteers and civil defence officials who had rushed to the scene in the middle of the night and used their bare hands to dig for survivors"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37171953

 

That part of Italy and going down toward Sicily certainly gets it's share of earthquakes. Amatrice was a nice hill town in a part of Italy not heaivly touristed. but like Louisiana they have very hard work ahead. Makes one feel for those folks.

Gaines

 

The newest numbers go up to 120 deaths and 368 injured.

 

Ditto. I hope the death toll will not rise even more.

 

247 deaths according to BBC this morning when I got up. How tragic.

 

What a tragedy indeed.