Survivors in the small hilltop towns and villages in central Italy devastated by Wednesday's earthquake are beginning to take stock of the loss. Some of the tents that will serve as temporary shelter for those displaced by the quake. (Megan Williams/CBC)Firefighters in Accumoli, in the meantime, were helping those wanting to be accompanied into collapsed homes to retrieve valuables. Raul Durante retrieves personal belongings of his parents in their partially destroyed family home in the central Italian town of Accumoli with the help of firefighters. Indeed, few survivors of the quake hold out much hope that they will be returning to live in their communities any time soon — or ever.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2016 17:52 UTC