A strong earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were reported dead in three hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from the rubble. "Everything is destroyed, there is no town anymore," said Sabrina Fantauzzi, who spoke to CBC News from Illica, one of the towns hit by the quake. A nun checks her mobile phone as she lies near a ladder following the earthquake in Amatrice. The earlier earthquake struck L'Aquila in central Italy, about 90 kilometres south of the latest quake.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2016 03:06 UTC