An injured nun checks her mobile phone as she recovers after an earthquake in Italy on Wednesday. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake, which killed at least 73 people, was felt across central Italy, including Rome. Photo: APRescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of the hardest-hit town, Amatrice. Dozens of people were pulled out alive by rescue teams and volunteers that poured in from around Italy.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 21:22 UTC